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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: fierce patrick <fiercepatrick2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fierce patrick <fierce1patrick@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 22:53:56 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello My Dear,


Hello My Dear,



I am Miss. Fierce Patrick the only
daughter of my late parents Mr. Elvis Patrick and Mrs. Kathy Patrick. My
parents were very wealthy coffee and cocoa farmers here in Ivory Coast
and former administrative director and assistance in Agriculture sectors
here in Ivory Coast . Unfortunately my mother died in a fatal
automobile accident on August 15 1997 alongside with my elder brother
Kenneth and my little sister Jane along Yamoussoukro express way.  My
father was recently killed by his business associates during one of
their business meeting in Paris France and autopsy confirmed that he
died of alcoholic poisoning.

Before the death of my father on
March 2010 in a private hospital here in my country he secretly called
me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of seven
million, five hundred thousand united state dollars ($7.5M) left in
fixed / suspense account in one of the leading banks here in Ivory
Coast, that he used my name as his only daughter for the next of Kin in
depositing of the money. He also explained to me that it was because of
this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates in
collaboration with our family relatives of out jealousness, greediness
and wickedness.

Also before the death of my father he told me
that due to the political instability in this country and the consequent
harassment and threats from my family relatives and his other enemies
that I should humbly seek for a God fearing and a foreigner in a country
of my choice where I should transfer this money and use it for
investments such as real estate and hotel management.

Please my dear, I am humbly seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a good bank account into which this money would
be transferred to

(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am still a girl of only 19 year.

(3)
To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and also to secure a resident permit in your country.

As
soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your interest to assist
me to successfully transfer the money into an account in your country, I
will give you all the necessary information you may require to proceed
towards transferring the money. Finally, I am willing to offer you 20%
of the total money as mode of compensation for your effort for assisting
me with this humble request as I believe that this transaction would be
concluded within seven (7) days you signify your interest to assist
me.  Please reply me through



Thank you and God bless you.


Anticipating hearing from you urgently.

Thanks and God bless.

Yours Sincerely,
Fierce
Patrick.

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