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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: Mrs Francisca <mfc_1@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: Mrs Francisca <francyril235@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 03:54:14 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear Respectful One


 Dear Respectful One,

Good Day, Sorry I do not know you very well, and I believe this is not going to cost you any inconveniences, may be I might be wrong however, I claim to be right towards contacting you about this. I presume that we have not met neither have we communicated before firstly, my name is Mrs Francisca Cyril I am the wife of late Mr.Kenneth Cyril, My late husband Mr.Kenneth Cyril, was a crude oil and diamond magnet based in Accra-Ghana and Abidjan-Cote d' Ivoire, when he was alive he was poisoned by his business associates on one of their business trips in France He died last Two months at the age of 53 after a a brief illness in a private hospital Here in (Abidjan) Cote d' Ivoire, Could you believe that the tradition and custom of the town and state where my late husband came from demands that any woman Who does not have a male child for the husband, that when ever the husband dies, all the properties including cash will be shared among the late husband brothers and the woman will be sent out of the husband house just like that. My dear, this is exactly what I am going through right now since last Two Months my husband died.

My late husband brothers has taken all the properties belonging to my late husband including bank account and as well sent me out of my Husband house just because I do not have a male child for my late husband this is a waked tradition and believe. As am talking to you now, I and my daughter are going through hell at the moment. Right now, I am having in my position all the vital documents relating to the sum of USD$9 Million United States Dollars which my late husband deposited with a bank in Cote d'Ivoire, and he made all the vital Documents with my name as the next of kin before his death.

I am looking for a God fearing person to help me claim this fund, and use it for investment purpose such as Real Estate management or any lucrative business venture. Please remember that I cannot make use of this fund here due to forces surrounding me at the moment. I am the next of kin to the deposit but my late husband made the beneficiary as foreign partner, but no name or contact of the beneficiary was mentioned by him during the time of deposit as he was still looking for partnership abroad before his untimely death.

I have reached in touch with the bank and according to the bank I am the only person that can direct them on where to transfer the fund and when to make the transfer. I have the right to use any one I may choose as the beneficiary, this is why I contacted you to stand as the beneficiary of the deposit and help me receive the money in your safe bank account.

Please have mercy at the poor widow like me and help me and my daughter out of this mess. I strongly believe that the only way I can secure this money for myself is to act fast now and transfer this money in a safe bank account this is the main reason I am contacting you for your assistance. Please, as soon as this money is transferred into your bank account, you can go ahead and have 20% of the total sum for your time and patience in assisting me, while you will help me invest the balance in Real Estate Management or any business venture that will be profitable for both of us. Please if you are willing to help me out, I am waiting for your urgent response.

Thanks alot while waiting to hearing from you.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Francisca Cyril

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