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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: "Jessy V." <Victor@artacurateniei.md>
Reply-To: <jessicaromaric14@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2016 10:03:16 +0100
Subject: From: Ms. Jessica Romaric.

From: Jessica Romaric.
Residence Renardiere
Les Pennes Mirabeau, 10024.
Cotonou Benin, West –Africa.

Please we are in need of your help,

I am Ms. Jessica Romaric, the only daughter of late former Director of
finance, Mr. Roland Jean Romaric of Cote D'Ivoire Cocoa Mining
Corporation. I must confess my agitation is real, and my words are my
bond in this proposal.

My late father diverted this fund acquired from the over influencing of
price of sales /purchasing of raw materials, and he deposited the money
with a local bank here in Cotonou - Benin Republic by Fixed Deposit,
where I am residing under political asylum with my younger brother.

Now the war in my country is over with the help of UN / France
Soldiers, the present government of Cote D'Ivoire has revoked the
passport of all officers who served under the former regime of President
LAURENT GBAGBO and now ask countries to expel such person at the same
time, freeze their account and confiscate their assets, it is on this
note that I am contacting you, all I need from you is to help us to
claim the deposited fund from the bank as the co-beneficiary of the
fund.

Please I am in need of your honest and sincere service on this matter
to enable the bank effect the transfer into your private bank account on
our behalf, the said amount is Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars (US$11.500.000.00).

I am compensating you with 40% of the total money amount because
without a help of foreigner we will not have access to the total fund,
now all our hope is banked on you and I really want to invest this money
in your country, where there is stability of Government, political and
economic welfare. Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction
is real and never a joke.

My late father Mr. Roland Jean Romaric, gave me the photocopy of the
deposit certificate issued to him by the bank here on the date of
deposit, and he called me closer to his bed side before his call to
glory (R.I.P) that I should pray fervently first, before contacting any
foreigner and he warned me strictly not to deal with a greedy and evil
minded people since this is the only legacy we are inheriting from him.

Please, for you to be clarified because I do not expose myself to
anybody I see, I believe that you are able to keep this transaction
secret for me because this money is the hope of my life and that of my
brother, it is important. Please contact me immediately after you must
have gone through my message, and feel free to make it urgent.

N.B: Try and negotiate for us some profitable blue chip investment
opportunities which are risk free that we can invest with this money
when it is transferred to your account, and you will be our guardian,
personally I am interested in estate management and hotel business,
please advise me. Contact me immediately you receive this message for
more explanation so that I will give you all details you need to contact
the bank for the fund claim. And promise us to be a father, mother/
brother considering our situation here and not to betray us please.

Thanks and remain blessed,

Best regards
Ms. Jessica Romaric.

NB: my late father used me her only daughter as the next of kin on the
day of deposit for on behalf of his foreigner partner who will be
receiving the total fund from the bank as co-beneficiary and for the
investment of the total fund abroad.

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