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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: mani willy <maniwilly0jp@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: maniwilly00mw@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:53:56 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Letter of Sincere Relationship

Letter of Sincere Relationship
From Mani Willy.
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire
West Africa.

Good day, and How are you today? Hope all is well, I know that this letter may come to you as a surprise, but you need not to worry as i use this way to contact you it is due to is only means i can reach you confidentially as a foreign to seek for your assistance in this matter.


My name is ( Mani Willy) I'm an orphan and I apologize if the contents hereunder are contrary to your moral ethics, but please treat it with absolute secrecy and personal courtesy.

I am the only child of late Chief ( Joseph Willy) who was a politician and hail from Gagnoa a Village in Cote d'Ivoire, I lost my parents during the last civil war between the R D R rebel and the present government on their way to Daloa village in the northern part of the Country and due to the
sustained injuries they died after some months later.

Before his death, my late father had deposited with a prime bank here in Cote d'ivoire the sum of ( $8,500.000 USD ) Eight Million Five hundred thousand United state Dollars ) in a fixed deposit account for onward transfer as I was told by the bank director during the burial.

After the burial, I lived with my uncle to continue my education, after a year he seized my late fathers property and stopped me from going to school because I refused to give him all the documents concerning the deposited money.

I left the house and started to verify the existence of the said inheritance and to look for honest and trustworthy person who will assist me to retrieve my inheritance fund from the bank.

I later learnt that the money was deposited in the bank with my name as next of kin. So I decided to contact you to assist me retrieve my inheritance from the bank and make way for me to come over to your Country to continue my education while you will help me in the investment program.

I am asking for your help hoping that you will not let me down and assurance that you will help me apply for the release and the transfer of my inheritance fund into your account in your Coutry, then I will come over to your country to meet with you and continue my education while you will invest
the money in any lucrative businees of your choice for the mutual benefits of both of us .


Please as you show your willingness, Iam eagerly waiting for your urgent assistance,


With regards,


Mani Willy




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