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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: Mai Allla <ms.mai.alla@mail.bg>
Reply-To: Mai Allla <ms.maii.alla@mail.bg>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 05:41:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I'm Miss Mai, Please reply.


Hello Dear,

Kindly permit me
to introduce myself and my desire of going into business relationship
with you. I know my mail may come to you as a surprise hence we have not
met before. Introducing myself, my names are Miss Mai Allai, 21 years
of age and the only daughter of the late Mr & Mrs. Francis Allai. My
late father was a Gold and cocoa merchant based in Ghana and Abidjan
capital city of (Ivory Coast) before he died of food poison.

Before
the death of my beloved father in the hospital, he secretly told me
that he has a sum of U.S (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollar
deposited under Banque Atlantique custody here in Abidjan, Cote D'
Ivoire. He told me before he died in the hospital to search for a
foreign investor to assist me on where I will have to invest the deposit
funds. My major plan is to relocate in your country where i have chosen
to further my studies and also go into real estate management or any
business you may advice to do in your country that will be profitable.

I am humbly seeking your assistance in the following ways:

1)To assist me secure the fund transfer into your bank account in your country.
2)To serve as the guardian of the fund deposit.
3)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to enable me further my studies.

Moreover,
I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your
effort/input after the successful of the transaction, while 5% will be
set aside to offset any expenses we may occur. Furthermore, you can
indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this
transaction would be concluded within the shortest possible time if you
signify interest to assist me. Awaiting your respond.

Yours sincerely,
Miss Mai Allai.

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