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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 Fawziyyah <missfawziyyahib@gmail.com>
Reply-To: missfawziyahib@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 00:33:45 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPOND

My Dear,

I know this mail will come to you as a surprise since we haven't known
or come across each other before considering the fact that I sourced
your email contact through the Internet in search of trusted person
who can assist me. I am Miss Fawziyyah Warlord Ibrahim Coulibaly 24
years old female from the Republic of Ivory Coast, West Africa, am the
Daughter of Late Chief Sgt.Warlord Ibrahim Coulibaly (a.k.a General IB
). My late father was a well known Ivory Coast militia leader. He died
on Thursday 28 April 2011 following a fight with the Republican Forces
of Ivory Coast(FRCI).

I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment which I am
receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late
father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of
my beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to travel to Europe, but she
hide away my international passport and other valuable documents.
Luckily she did not discover where I kept my father's File which
contained important documents. Now I am presently staying in the
Mission in Burkina Faso.

I am seeking for long term relationship and investment assistance. My
father of blessed memory deposited the sum of US$ 12.3 Million in one
bank in Burkina Faso with my name as the next of kin. I had contacted
the Bank to clear the deposit but the Branch Manager told me that
being a refugee, my status according to the local law does not
authorize me to carry out the operation. However, he advised me to
provide a trustee who will stand on my behalf. I had wanted to inform
my stepmother about this deposit but I am afraid that she will not
offer me anything after the release of the money.

Therefore, I decide to seek for your help in transferring the money
into your bank account while I will relocate to your country and
settle down with you. As you indicated your interest to help me I will
give you the account number and the contact of the bank where my late
beloved father deposited the money with my name as the next of kin. It
is my intention to compensate you with 30% of the total money for your
assistance and the balance shall be my investment in any profitable
venture which you will recommend to me as have no any idea about
foreign investment. Please all communications should be through this
email address for confidential purposes (missfawziyahib@gmail.com)

I will give you details in my next mail after receiving your
acceptance mail to help me.

Yours sincerely
Miss Fawziyyah.

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