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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: "Cynthia Abbey" <cynthiaabbey_05@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: cynthiaabbey_05@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:34:01 +0200
Subject: RESPECTFUL ONE

Dear in Christ,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you. I got your name and contact from the Ivorian chamber of commerce
and industry. I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due
to its esteeming nature and the recommendations given to me as a reputable
and trust worthy person that I can do business with and by the
recommendation , I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and
sincere business .

I am Miss Cynthia Abbey the only daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. J. Abbey. My
father was a very wealthy 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 2005 in a private hospital here in
Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the
sum of ($10,500, 000) which he deposited in a suspense account in one of the
prime bank here in Abidjan cote d' Ivoire That he used my name as his only
daughter for the next of Kin in depositing the money in the account.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign
partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer the fund into for
investment. I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.

(1) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 20 years old.

(2) 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, sir I
am willing to offer you commissions of the total sum as compensation for
your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your
nominated account in your country.

Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe
that this transaction would be concluded within a shortest period so that I
will come over to your country. Upon your interest and Anticipating to
assist me, I look forward to your further word with interest.

Please, do not hesitate to contact me with my email address for further
details.

Thanks and God bless.

Sincerely,

Miss Cynthia Abbey.

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