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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: "sarah.johnson" <sarah.johnson000123@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "sarah.johnson" <sarah_johnson61@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 20:07:58 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello my Dear,


Hello my Dear,

I am Miss Sarah Johnson, my mother is from France
while my late father is from Ivory Coast, I am the only daughter of late
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Phillip Morgan. My father was a very wealthy cocoa
merchant in Abidjan here, the economic capital of Ivory Coast, he was
poisoned to death by his only brother (My Uncle) and his business
associates on one of their business meeting. My mother died on the 15th
June 1996 and my father took me so special because l am motherless.

Before
the death of my father on 21st December 2011 in a private hospital here
in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bedside, when I sat down to
listen to him, he started crying, when I asked him why?

(1) He
complained that I am too young to be managing my life with no one to
take care of me,(2)That I have not finished my university education as
he planned for me, he revealed to me that he has a sum of US$5.5
,000,000.00(Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)
left in a Private Bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as the only
daughter for his next of kin in deposit of the funds in the Bank.

He
also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his only brother (My Uncle) and his business associates ,
that l should stay away from them as they are evil he warned me
seriously not to associate with his brother that is my uncle, that I
should seek for a God fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice
where l will transfer this money and use it for proper investment
purpose ,that I must finish my university education by the help of a
business partner abroad, that he or she should help me obtain a resident
permit in his or her country.
He also gave a standing instruction to
the Bank that the deposit must be transferred outside this country.
According to my father,

I am now ready to do all these since my
father my bread winner is no more. l am honorable seeking your
assistance in the following ways.
(1) To serve as my guardian in your country while I will depend on your expert advice since l am a girl of 26yrs.
(2)
To make arrangement for me to come over to your country in order to
further my university education and to secure a residential permit for
me in your country.

Moreover, l am willing to offer you 25% of
the total sum as compensation for your assistance in the transfer of
this deposit to your country.
Furthermore, you can indicate your
option towards assisting me as l believe that this project would be
concluded within seven days you signify interest to assist me by
contacting the Bank
Hoping to hear from you soon. May God bless you as you extend your helping hand to the needy?
I wait for your reply, with your full information such as
1... Your full name
2... Your Home Resident Address/country
3... Your Mobile number
4... Your Age/Occupation
5... A scan copy of your Id or passport.

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