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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: JEAN GUY <jeanguy_7@live.fr>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:56:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT RESPOND NEEDED




Good day,



With due respect My name is Mrs.Jean Guy, I was married to late Mr.Paul D Guy who died in 2006 as result of a political dispute (civil war) in my country. I am a 52 years old widow. You may be surprised to read this email from me, but I want to assure you that I didn’t send this message to you by any error. This sudden decision to send you my email through this medium was prompted by my present health condition.

Recently, I overheard my doctors discussing my case, saying that I will not survive the state of my cancer stage, of which I have only a very limited time to live. Having known that I am going to die soon, I have therefore decided to PREPARE MY TESTAMENT (WILL) in your favor in order to achieve my humanitarian and charity purpose on earth.



Before the untimely death of my dearly husband, he deposited the sum of US$6,000,000 (Six million US Dollars) with one of the prime banks in Ivory Coast for his foreign investment project. He generated the said fund when he served as an executive director with the Gold / Diamond Mining and Processing Company.

Today, I was compelled to send you this information prior to the confidence and believe which I have over your credibility and knowing full well that I got your information through a reliable source. On this reason, I believe that you will not betray my trust or jeopardize this opportunity therefore; I have resolved to trust the aforementioned amount to your care as the legal trustee.



As soon as you reply my email with confirmation of your NAMES, ADDRESS and PHONE NUMBER which will proof to me that you are the rightful recipient of my mail then, I will give you a LEGAL POWER OF ATTORNEY as TRUSTEE of this fund with the information to contact the bank for transferring of the money to your bank. On the TESTAMENT you will read how the money will be shared amongst the charity in order to achieve my humanitarian aid. FOR YOU, I will compensate you will a substantial percentage of the total amount which will also appear on the testament.



Please write me back to indicate your interest for more details.

I will be glad to hear from you soon.



Yours sincerely,

Mrs.Jean Guy.

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