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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 Mai Allai <ms.mai.alla@mail.bg>
Reply-To: Miss Mai Allai <msmai.alla@mail.bg>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 22:22:44 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Please urgent.


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, 20 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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