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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: Monika Ssojli <talataijalak20@gmail.com>
Reply-To: monikassojli44@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 10:25:33 +0000
Subject: Dear Respected Friend,

Dear Respected Friend,

With Due Respect and Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a
humanitarian ground, however, this is not mandatory nor will I in any
manner compel you to honour against your will.I introduce my self to
you with all faith, trust and hope you will understand to assist me
not to betray me at the end.

My name is Mrs. Monika Sojli, I am 59 years old, I have been diagnosed
with Esophageal cancer of the breast/throth, It has defied all forms
of medical treatment, and Right now, I have only few months to live
according to my doctor. From all indication my condition is really
deteriorating, and my Doctors have courageously advised me that I may
not live beyond next month, this is Because the cancer stage has
reached a critical stage.

I was brought up in a Motherless baby home, and was married to my late
husband Francois Sojli for twenty nine years without a child. but we
have only one adopted daughter from south Africa her name is Nancy
Sojli. My husband and I are true Christians, but quite unfortunately,
he Died on the 2011 presidential election in cote divoire where we
leave and he was working with France Embassy.

Please I am contacting you to let you know my desire to establish a
charity foundation in your country with this sum of US$6.5 Million
(Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars) which I
inherited from my late husband (Mr.Francois Sojli) It is my desire to
see that this money is invested to any organization of your choice in
your country and distributed each year among the charity
organizations, motherless baby's home, mosques, churches, Schools,
supporting destitute aged men and women or whatever you may have in
mind that will be to the benefit of the less fortunate. I took this
decision because I was raised from a motherless baby's home and
Presently, I'm hospitalized here in (Ivory Coast) where I am
undergoing treatment for my upcoming Cancer surgery operation


You sister in christ,

Mrs. Monika Sojli

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