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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. Albina Borya" <richog200@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Albina Borya" <albina.borya@hotbox.ru>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 19:35:07 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Mrs.Albina Borya


>From Mrs.Albina  Borya

I want to have partnership with you. My
name is MRS.ALBINA BORYA from Penza in RUSSIA, Wife of (LATE
MR.HERACLIUS BORYA ). Before the death of my husband, he was a
real-estate Broker and coffee merchant.

 I want to be honest and sincere to you, I got your email while i
was making a research to find a reliable partner for this project. I
know it's difficult to trust someone on the internet this time because
of the bad and dubious activities of scammers going all around the world
today. My dream is to go to a country where my late husband's relatives
will not see me, so that I will use this money to start new life, free
life with a man that will give me happiness and joy. I want to be free
because I have suffered so much in the hands of my wicked brothers’
in-law, since after my husband's funeral.

 For your better understanding, my husband was poisoned to death by
some of his colleagues on a business outing. Since after his death, I
have no peace of mind because of the pressure from his family relatives
(brothers in particular) as tahey’re seriously on my neck with
conspiracy with the family lawyer to release to them my late husband’s
properties. The family problem according to them is because I didn’t
have child for their late brother. Because of my relationship with my
husband, he told me before his death about this money (13.500.000 USD)
in Cote D'Ivoire for the purpose mainly to extend his coffee company
branches in Cote D'Ivoire before his death. None of his family relatives
is aware of this deposit and they will never know about it because they
are very selfish and wicked.

Because my late husband’s family relatives started taking all his
properties from me, one of my close family friend advised me that since I
have the information of the money my late husband deposited in Cote
D'Ivoire and his brothers don’t know about it, then I should look for
good company outside of our country (Russia) where there are good
business opportunities that will be honest to help me out so that I can
make a better life with this money abroad instead of making problems
with the family relatives because they can kill me. So this is why I
left Russia to Cote D'Ivoire in a discrete manner because I will not go
back to Russia again after the transfer of the fund to your own
company’s bank account and I meet you in your country for our joint
venture.

 I am therefore seeking your assistance to help me transfer this
money to your country or any other country of your choice where you deem
comfortable for us to investment with good security. Once the fund
arrives to your account, you will keep 20 percent of the total sum as
your own for your help and I will keep 10 percent on me for my personal
usage. Then the remaining of 70 percent will be used for our joint
venture which shall be fully under your control for more profit making.
WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ABOUT THIS PLAN?

 Let me ask you, Can you help me to get residence permit in your
country? Can I be a partner to your company with this fund? Can you lead
to us making a lifelong joint business investment? I need answers to
these questions, please.

 Thank you so much for your time taken to go through my email and
have it mind that everything I explained to you in this email is true
and not just ordinary story. Also, this transaction is 100% risk free
and the fund is genuine and clean, not government fund, stolen money,
drug money or money laundry. This is for your kind information and
security guaranty.

As soon as I have your answer to this email confirming our joint
partnership, I will give you the name and contact information of the
bank where the money is, so that you can communicate directly with the
bank officers in charge for the quick transfer to your own bank account,
to enable us our uniting in your country the soonest for our joint
venture establishment. With all sincerity, I want you to know that my
intension of contacting you is GOOD not bad. So my dear, I want you to
be relaxed to help me out as soon as possible with the understanding
that this project is for the good benefits of us both.

 Kindly extend my warmth greetings to all the members of your family
and hope to meet you face to face soon after you have received this
fund in your account.

 Yours sincerely,

Mrs.Albina  Borya

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