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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: "Miss. Chika Vincent" <steve-surf@t-online.de>
Reply-To: "chika.vincent60@yahoo.com" <chika.vincent60@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:18:21 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: From Chika Vincent




From Chika Vincent
Have a good day,
I like to get involved in your country a good profitable business, such as
real estate that will profit, unfortunately for me, my father died during
the crises in Côte d'Ivoire by gunshot on his way to one of its sites
operating wood. After the accident, it was recovered dead and the funeral
ceremony was done correctly. My main problem now is that my father's
parents want me to marry their uncle, to secure my family heritage. They
said that if I get married to a stranger, our family property will be taken
by another people, and they would not accept. They said that it is their
right to preserve their family heritage of the lineage. I refused, because
it is ridiculous for them to force me to marry a man who is not my choice,
whether it is sufficient to preserve the family wealth.
Although I am a girl of only 18 years, I think I have the right to choose
my own husband for me. My rejection of their plan was considered an insult,
so they threatened my treat me mercilessly. They said it is better that I
no longer alive, they refuse to see the family wealth given to a foreigner,
last month, they sent hired killers to kill me in our family home, but
God's grace, I manage to escape this death and I ran away from our family
home to a place I currently hiding me to secure my life .I would not stay
in this house, otherwise I would be dead. This issue is serious.
Fortunately for me, my father kept a huge amount of money in US dollars
with my name as the nest of kin in a bank and other family members do not
know, when filing my father had a agreement with the bank that the fund
will not be given directly to me until I am 25 years old.
Or if I would like the background for 25 years, so I have to appoint a
guardian abroad overseas to be held and for me to receive the money in his
/ her custody. Considering the fact that I am only 18 years old now and the
current situation with my parents, I humbly request that you be my guardian
abroad so that the bank will release the background on your account
I'll see you move and once the money transferred to your account in your
country so that I can start a new life there. Please come to my aid
immediately and God will reward you.
I'm willing to compensate you with 20% of the total and if you like, we can
also go into a business partnership with the bottom, looking for God
fearing person e with confidence as a business partner if you are
interested please contact me for more information.
Please, I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways.
1. To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am 18 years old.
2. To make the arrangement with the bank that the bottom is transferred to
your personal account.
Miss Chika Vincent




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