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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 Faustine Acel <missfaustine.acel846@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Miss Faustine Acel <mrmsssgggmi4@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 16:19:23 +0900 (JST)
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE NEEDED FROM MISS FAUSTINE ACEL


My name
is Miss Faustine Acel 17. The only daughter of my late parents and my father is
Mr. Julius Acel and also a politician here in my country before they where
assassinated by unknown gunmen. having viewed your statue on-line which
motivated me that you can be a trusted person, I am contacting you in respect
to my late father’s fund worth US$ 28 Million deposited with FOREIGN BANK
OVERSEA, for safe keeping purposes. But right now my father and my mother are
dead and the financial firm has been giving me several notifications to make
the claim of the said deposit.
 
I want a
situation whereby I will present you as my Executor to the bank so that you
assist me to make the claim of this fund from the FOREIGN financial firm so
that it will be transferred to your custody pending my arrival to your country
so that you can use it judiciously for investment purposes, upon confirming the
funds into your account you are going to send me some money for my preparation
to come and join you over there to start my education.
 
I will
continue my education in your country upon my arrival once every arrangement as
regards this transaction is concluded. I will be offering you 30% of the fund
for your foreign assistance as long as you can help me out in carrying out this
project effectively without insinuating greed and selfishness. I am contacting
you in this respect for the below purposes,
 
A, To
avoid awareness of my late father’s relatives because they would like to
inherit it alone if I dare disclose it to them because they said that I’m the
only daughter even non of them cares for me been an orphan I am staying in the
camp while hoping that my situation will touches you to be my helper, you will
never regret in any way for helping me.
 
B, You are not to face
any difficulties or legal implications as the FOREIGN firm is going to make a
smooth transfer of the funds into your account, once I
receive your positive response. I will give you more details and the documents
of the fund deposit for your confirmation to enable us proceed.
 
Yours
sincerely
Miss Faustine
Acel
Cote d’Ivoire

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