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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: Rosette Djossa <rosette.djossa@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 21:07:49 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: INVESTMENT ASSISTANT.FROM. Roseete Djossa.


FROM Roseete Djossa.
RUE 2421 ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
EMAI;



Dearest One


After much consideration and prayer i have decided to send you this mail because i believe you can be of assistance to me and i believe by faith that God led me to you. I am the only daugther of my father, late Mr. Cliford Djossa. from south Africa. My father was a wealthy Cocoa and Gold merchant in Africa before his untimely death.

I dnot know that my father was going to leave me after I had lost my mother. But before he gave up the ghost, it was as if he knew he was going to die. He my father, (MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE) he disclosed to me that he deposited the sum of $19,000,000 US Dollars ( nineteen million Dollars)and one trunk box conten gold dust in a security company in Abidjan,Côte d’Ivoire. That the money was meant for his cocoa business he wanted to invest in Cote D'ivoire. According to my father he deposited the money in a trunk box, but declared it as Ivory, and family belonging. He simple handed me the key of the consignment box and the document covering it which is the certificate of deposit and the agreement bond made with the security company, and instructed me to seek for a life time investment abroad.

Right now i am in Cote D'ivoire and I have succeded in locating the securiry company also confirmed the consignment box with most honest and confidential. I want you to assist me in clearing this fund and transfer it to your country as a beneficiary of the fund, and also use it for an investment purpose.I am honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways.

(1)To assist me to clear this fund from the security company and transfer it to your country.

2)To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am a younger girl . Now I am siliciting for your assistance to help in lifting this money in your country. Because this is my only hope in life.


Awaiting anxiously to hear from you so that we can discuss the modalities of this transaction.
Please if this proposal is acceptable, please do send an email to me through my private email address. Email: rosette.djossa@yahoo.fr


Best regards,

Roseete Djossa.


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