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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: "MRS JOY NITA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsjoynita@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 07:55:51 -0800
Subject: Hello Dear .....

Hello dearest,
 
I am very sorry to send you this message that you do not expect me today and do not be surprised to read my message because you are the intended recipient. I got your email address during my search for an honest person and I am contacting you personally because my heart
tells me that you are the right person for this good intentions. My name is Mrs. Joy Nita . I am 50 years old woman , and I am legally married to late Mr. James Nita. Me and my late husband where both the citizens of Germany (Europe) and we lived here in West Africa ( IvoryCoast) in the last 21 years ago Married. My late husband worked with the Petroci ( www.petroci.ci ) as an expatriate oil company here in
Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast for many years before he died in January 2008. I and my late husband have no single child in
our marriage. My husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only four day , and was buried here in the Ivory Coast in West Africa.
 
Secondly , I currently have a severe breast disease now and I'm writing this message from the general hospital here in Ivory Coast , where I was admitted for the past four weeks. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Two million five hundred thousand Euro (
EURO 2.500.000.00 ) in a fixed suspense account with one of the international banks here in Cote d'Ivoire and he also signed a contract with the bank, that the funds will be used for charitable purposes, such as , support the motherless babies home, support church
activities and the support of the Les- privileged children to continue their education .
 
My reason of establishing contact with you in person today is because my private doctor at the General Hospital here just informed me that
my breast cancer has got  he worst disease and they are to carry out a serious heart operation , I could not survive . Please, I need your
urgent help in this below regards; 1) I want you to help me transfer this funds ( EURO 2.500.000.00 ) to your bank account . 2) After the transfer to your bank account , you earn 30% in funds for yourself and
get the remaining 70 %  to do in your country, charitable work as I mentioned above.
 
Finally, you have to take this project very seriously, and I want you to answer me immediately you my read mail now so that I will send you
all documents and bank contact, where the funds is for the immediate transfer to your bank account. I want to perform my late husband's
wish before I will die. I am eagerly waiting for your immediate response. Please call me on (+22503720043)
 
 
Yours Sincerely sister,
Mrs.Joy
Nita

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