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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: Miss Cecilia Drogba <iviviaan11a17@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: cecybabycare@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:36:11 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Miss Cecilia Drogba Please my dearest i need your help.

FROM CECILIA DROGBA
RUE 25 MACCORY
ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE.
WEST AFRICA

DEAREST I'M SORRY TO COME TO YOU IN THIS WAY , BUT I DID AS MY SPIRIT LEAD ME TO YOU, I AM CECILIA DROGBA, THE ONLY CHILD AND DAUGHTER OF LATE MR. BRIGHT BONNA DROGBA .MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY MAN AND THE OWNER OF BRISCO CAR DEALERS IN THE CITY OF ABIDJAN THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST,
ALSO MY FATHER WAS A POLITICIAN BEFORE HE WAS POISONED BY THE ENEMISE OF PROGRESS AND HE FALL INTO DEEP SICKNESS THAT LEAD HIM TO DEATH.

WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 15TH DECEMBER 1998, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I WAS MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 25TH JUNE 2007 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$5.000.000 (FIVE MILLION, UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) WAS DEPOSITED AT THE SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A GOVERNMENT BANK HERE IN THE CITY OF ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY DAUGHTER AND THE PERSON THAT WILL INHERIT THE DEPOSITED FUND .

HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. ASLO HE WARNED ME NOT TO STAY IN THIS COUNTRY 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, AND FOR
THE FUTURE OF MY LIFE . NOW, MY DEAREST I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.

( 1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO
( 2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 21 YEARS OLD.
3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT AND INPUT HELP AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME IN THIS REQUEST.

IMMIDAITELY I HEAR FROM YOU I WILL GIVE YOU THE LEGAL DEPOSIT DOCUMENT AND THE BANK CONTACT ADDRESS SO THAT YOU WILL CONTACT THEM FOR THE TRANSFER.
I AM WAITTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON ON MY PRIVET MAIL BOX, cecybabycare@gmail.com

THANKS AND GOD BLESS .
CECILIA DROGBA.




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