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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: Cynthia Jones <cynthiaj20100@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Cynthia Jones <cynthiajones20100@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2015 20:15:04 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good-Day Dear Respected One,


Good-Day Dear Respected One,     

Nice to Meet You, I pray this message reaches you in the best of health
and mind. I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart, I humbly write to solicit for your partnership and assistance in the
transfer and investment of my inheritance funds (USD 3.7M) Three Million Seven Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars from my late father who was killed by his business partners on a business trip as a result of conspiracy.

I am CYNTHIA JONES; the only
daughter of MR. PAUL JONES. I got your contact email from international domain database and I decided to contact you for this
offer that is based on trust and you’re outstanding.

I need your assistance in transferring the fund to your account for investments purposes. The transaction is 100% legal and risk
free on both sides hence you are going to follow my instruction till the fund is transferred and secured into your bank account in your country.

It was very evident that my father was poisoned to death. In my culture, when a man dies, if he does not have a male child, the brother takes his property leaving the wife and the daughters empty handed. This is the exact case with me as I am the only daughter, I lost my mother when I was barely a year old and my father refused to re-marry despite all persuasion by friends and relatives, because he felt solely responsible for my mother's death, as he only concentrated on his business that he rarely pays attention to family affairs, He ensured that I have everything that I needed. It was as a result that he made the deposit of the sum of $(3.700.000.00) (Three Million seven Hundred thousand united state dollars) in my name as his next of kin for investments purposes.

Unfortunately he has passed
away and I now have the need to transfers the fund to over sea for investments purpose due to my current situation. Please if you are interested in this offer kindly give me your full assurance, I have decided to contact you with hope that you will find this offer interesting to assist me, on your confirmation of this message indicate your interest and I will furnish you with the necessary documents concerning the deposit.
I made a solemn vow to God that as soon as we get the fund successfully transferred into your bank account I will offer 10% of the total fund to the orphanage over there in your country and 20% for your kind effort out of the total fund, while 70% will be invested in any profitable business of your choice and will be supervised by you while I continue my studies. Endeavor to let me know your decision.

Waiting anxiously to hear from you your positive response showing your interest, your ability and willingness to handle this
transaction sincerely so that we can discuss the modalities of this transaction, bear in mind that any delay in getting your reply may give me room to further my search for another partner from your country for this same purpose. But if you are not interested please delete and do not bother to respond.
Thanks for your kind attention.
Most emphatically,
Miss Cynthia Jones

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