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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: Joyce Mae <mrsjoycemae@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Joyce Mae <mrsddmae@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2016 01:42:47 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your sister is in serious problem now.

From Mrs Joyce Mae
Abidjan-Ivory Coast.

Dearest,
This
mail might come to you as a surprise and the temptation to ignore it as
serious could come into your mind but please consider it with a divine
wish and
accept it with a deep sense of humility.

Perhaps this would go
down as the most difficult letter i
will ever attempt to write in my life.i am not sure that it will
adequately conveys the remorse i feel at this moment how do i begin my
story? how do i tell this story without shedding tears, tears of sorrow
oh god i thank you for giving me this opportunity to air my view and to
share this story with some one.

I am Mrs Joyce Mae and Daughter from Ivory Coast. i was married to late Mr Zee Mae who was a contractor with the government of Cote d'Ivoire before he died in the year 2013 after few days in the hospital his doctor said his death was
as a result of poison.

We were married for so many years with one
girl of 17 years respectively . When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of( $3.500,000.00 usd) Three million five hundred
thousand dollars with one bank here.

Presently this money is
still in the custody of the bank here,
recently my doctor told me that my health condition is very bad due to
cancer problem.having known my condition i decided to contact you so
that you will help me to transfer this money into your private account
and also help my daughter to come over to your country to start a new
life moreover you may be aware of the political problem going on in my
country i don’t want my daughter to stay here during the election.

The
brothers of my late husband has raised against i and my daughter
since-the death of my husband and they have sized all my late husband
properties but they did not know about this deposit which my husband
made with a bank here which i will soon send you their contact.

You
should promise me that you will help my daughter to invest this fund in
your country and also help her to further her education in your
country. please assure me that you will act accordingly as i stated
herein. Send me these information so i can submit it
to bank and also introduce you as our family friend who will receive
the fund ,Full name; Address,Sex,Age, occupation,Phone/Mobile; State of
origin Country

Hoping to receive your response immediately,
Thanks.
Sincerely .
From Mrs Joyce Mae and Daughter

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