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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: cecy Joseph <cecyjoseph003@yahoo.co.th>
Reply-To: cecyjoseph228@y7mail.com
Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 03:02:54 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: SPECIAL URGENT BUSINESS, AND YOUR ASSISTANCE NEEDED.


From Miss Cecy Joseph
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.
West Africa.
Avenue 12 Rue Reine Abla Poku,
12 Bp 7854 Abj 12, Cote D'Ivoire

My Dear one,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with
you. I am Cecy Joseph, the only Daughter of late Mr.and Mrs. Dame Joseph,
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 motherdied when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on october 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 Ten Million, Seven Hundred thousand United State Dollars(USD$10,700,000.00) left in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only Daughter for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business ssociates.

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 or hotel management .

Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

1. Can you honestly help me from your heart?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. To provide a bank account which this money would be transferred into .
4. To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only years.
5. To make arrangement for me to come over to your country tofurther my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

Moreover, Dear, I am willing to offer you 15% of thetotal sum as compensation for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account.

Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen days you signify interest
to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Email me here for security reason thus: (cecyjoseph228@y7mail.com)

Thanks
Kind Regards,
>From Miss Cecy Joseph.





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