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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: <joy500mike@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:13:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Miss joy mike james

>From Miss joy mike james
4 BP 86202 Abidjan 4 Vridi ,
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire
Email: joy500mike@yahoo.co.jp

Dearest one

It is my Desire to write you. I have a proposal for you, this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will. I am Miss joy mike james 22 years old girl and the only Daughter of my late parents Mr and Mrs mike james My father was a highly reputable busnness magnet who operated in the capital city of Ivory coast during his days.It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in Saudi Arabia during one of his business trips abroad on 9 th.Febuary 2004. but ( MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE ) Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time. Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible then I will send you my picture and the details of the transaction, but I beleive God will help us in life .
The truth is that My mother died when I was just 4 years old,and since then my father took me so special. Before his death on Febuary 12th 2004 my father called me beside his bed in the hospital and told me that he deposited EIGHT MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS .
( USD $8.5,million ) in A BOX in one of the leading SECURITY COMPANY in Abidjan the capaital city of Cote d'Ivoire .He further told me that he deposited the money in a box in the security company as a family valuable for security reasons and used my name Miss Macha Philip John as the next of kin,and finally issued a written instruction to me and told me to look for a some body good from your country who will help me retrieve the fund box out from the security company and invest the fund in your country into a good business and now I have choosen you to help me and my father also submitted all the necessary documents of the fund box and the address of the SECURITY COMPANY to me and now I need your assistance. I am 22 years old girl and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do now .I want YOUR ASSISTANCE to retrieve the box and lodge in the fund into your account for investments puposes in your country. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs
as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly needed.
But permit me to ask you these few questions:
1. Can you honestly help me as your daughter?
2. Can I completely trust you towards the safety of the fund after getting into your account ?
3. Can you help me to come over to your country after retrieving the box and recieving the fund into your account in your country to continue my education .
4. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money been transferred into your account?
Please I,m contacting you with all my hearth to help me retrieve the box out from the security company and also to help me to invest the total fund in any lucrative business venture in your country for my good futures , as my condition of life is now I don't want to contact any body or else they will cheat or betray me with the fund , feeling that i,m a small girl and a premitive into investments, please I,m fearing of betrayal and that is why I contacted you to help me with all your hearth because of the confidence and trust I have in you.
please look into my life situations and assist me with all your hearth and get back to me as soon as possible then I will send you more details of the transaction together with the contacts of the SECURITY COMPANY . the SECURITY COMPANY are ready to make the retrievement of the box for us, please i want to see your urgent reply

My sincere regards,
Miss joy mike james



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