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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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Fraud email example:

From: mis_joy_ bany bany <mis_joy_banyci@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 13:20:18 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PLEASE BE MY GUIDIAN. MISS JOY BANY


Please I will like you to write me on
my email address :mis_joy_banyci@yahoo.fr

Dearest one,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business . I am miss Joy Bany. the only daugther of late Mr.and Mrs. Samuel J. Bany. My father was a very wealth cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip. My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special.
Before the death of my father on November 2002 in a private hospital herein Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Two million,five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD($2.500,000) left in a private security safe house in Abidjan, that the money was carefully parked in a silver metalique box and was sealed and deposited as family treasures and not cash to the security company. He siad this is for the safety and security of the consignment. He also told me that he used my name as his only daugther for the next of Kin in depositing of the consignment. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his busines associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management, hotel management or any other ventures of my choice.
Dear,I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To be my foreign business partner and help me claim this consignment as next beneficiary.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 24 years and invest it for me as have indicated.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
Moreover, Dear, I am willing to offer you 20%of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful claiming and transfering of this fund into your nominated account overseas.
Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14 days) you signify your interest to assist me to enable me forward you more details. Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Joy Bany








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