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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: Miss Grace Ayanna <ble01g@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Miss Grace Ayanna <gra2onu@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 06:30:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your message From Miss Grace Ayanna


Your message From Miss Grace Ayanna

I know that this is not the best way to contact you for this kind of relationship but based on the urgency needed I have to contact you via email. I am Miss Grace Ayanna from the republic of Ghana, I am 22 years old I have two younger ones, Philip and Joy Ayanna, we have lost our Father and Mother. My late Father Dr E K T Ayanna before his death was an Ambassador of Ghana in Cote d'Ivoire West Africa.

He came back on holidays from Cote d'Ivoire on the 5th of Dec. last year, three days later he had a fatal motor accident with my Mother in which my Mother died instantly, but my Father died five days later in a private hospital, Before he gave up in the hospital, he secretly called me on his bed side he told me about this money five million five hundred thousand United State Dollars ($5.500,000) he deposited in a private finance and safe security house, He said that during the deposition of the box containing the money in the security house, that the box was declared as a family valuable properties not as money for security reasons.

He told me that in case he did not survive the accident, he advice and instructed me to seek for a trust worthy person abroad who will help me invest and manage this money for me so that I can take care of myself with my younger ones. He said that the money was meant for a hotel business he planed to establish in Cote d'Ivoire and finally he gave me all the necessary documents Issued to him by the security house during the deposit of the box which will enable me claim the box from the security house. 

Please, I want to use this opportunity to inform you that this money is the only hope we have for our future survival because after the death of my parents, our relatives collaborated to confiscate all that our late parents left for us except this box money which they are not aware of and we can not fight them because we are too younger to confront them that is why I came down here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire with my two junior ones for the safety of our lives. However, my purpose of contacting you are as follows: I hope you can help us get resident permit to stay in your country, make sure that we continue our education in your country, help us retrieve the Box from the security house here in Abidjan to your country, you will help us to invest the money in your country or any other country of our choice.

Let me know what you think and what will be your % for all your efforts I promise you will not regret this relationship with me.
Waiting to hear from you
Thank you
Miss Grace Ayanna

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