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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: joy yerima <j.yerima43@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <joyyerima44@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:22:50 +0200
Subject: From: Joy Yerima.



From: Joy Yerima.Abidjan Cote D'ivoire West Africa.Home address 05 B.P.1752 cocody 05.Telephone: +225 0520 8390
Good Day, I wish to solicit your help in migrating to your country and investing my funds. My name is Joy Yerima and my junior brother is Benjamin Yerima we are the only children of late Dr and Mrs Nana Yerima, Before the death of our father he was a big exporter of Cocoa and coffee in Cote D'ivoire.

Our father was killed by the rebels group in Cote D'ivoire.
He give us a secret concerning a deposit he made in security company in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire West Africa. He deposit the sum of US$20. 5 million dollars in the name of my junior brother Benjamin.

I would love you to come here in person so that we will meet face to face to be able to go together to the security company to move this money out of the security company in Cote d'Ivoire.

Our fathers relatives made some attempts on our life in order to inherite our fathers wealth. Due to this attitude of our father's relatives, since our mother was already dead, We decided to run to Abidjan where we are presently living in a hotel. I am sincerely solicit your assistance to help us move the moeny for investment in your country. Your reward for the assistance your are to render to me is negotiable.
Reply to this email address : joyyerima44@yahoo.fr
Sincerely yours,Joy Yerima.
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