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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: "Luzy Amato Kojima" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 13:09:38 +0200
Subject: From Hospital / Very Urgent

Hello!
I am writing this mail to you With due respect, trust and humanity, I appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my letter, I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important message, I write this message to you with pains, tears and sorrow from my heart, I will really like to have a good understanding with you and I have a special reason why I decided to contact you, I decided to contact you due to the urgency of my situation.

My name is Mrs. Luzy Amato Kojima writing to you from hospital, therefore this message is very urgent. I have a donation to make which I will need your assistance to carry it out for me, I will be 62 years old this coming month, I'm a widow and a servant of the lord for the past 38 years in Ivory Coast.

I inherited the sum of $4.5 Million, Four Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars from my late husband, and I want to give it out to Orphanage homes and Charity Organizations as a vow which I made before the Lord.

I have a serious lung and breast cancer and will be going for surgery next two weeks, though the doctor said I may only live for some months but I am happy and glad that the Lord has kept me safe and guided me to accomplished my desires here on earth, I will be happy to meet Him where He wants me to be.

I want you to contact my house helper, I have given him the documents of the funds and have directed him to a lawyer that will assist you to change the documents of the fund to your name to enable the Bank to transfer the fund to you.

Paul Kwatra.
Address: Avenue 12, Rue 18,
Abidjan 01, Cote d'Ivoire.
Email: realtim3_l4g@yahoo.co.jp

He will give you the documents and will direct you to the lawyer that I have appointed to him to assist you, The lawyer will do everything on your behalf to assure the success of my fund transferring to you.

This is the favor i need from you when you received the money under your control.

(1) Give 10% of the money to Paul Kwatra, he has been a great help to me and I promised to support him, therefore you will take him as your child.

(2) Give 60% of the money to Charity organizations, Orphanage homes and Churches e.t.c, on my name so that my soul may rest in peace.

(3) The remaining 30% should be for you and others that you may wish to assist. If you did not contact my house helper Paul Kwatra in few days, then i will be looking for someone else.

May God give you a good heart to assist me for the benefit of suffering children and use you to accomplish my wishes.
Remain Blessed.
Mrs. Luzy Amato Kojima

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