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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: joy zibe <joyzibe@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 17:08:30 +0000
Subject: Dear sir


Dear sir,

It is with deep consideration that I am writing this letter of
proposal My name is Madame Madame Akiss, of Ivory Coast nationality
and wife of the late Mr. Kevin Akiss, also from Ivory Coast.

My late husband was an entrepreneur, and while he was still alive,
deposited an important amount of $ 4.7 million in a bank
of our country in Côte d'Ivoire. Currently, this money
Still at this bank here in Ivory Coast. My doctor told me that it is
very likely to die within the next 3 months because
I am a patient of a blood cancer {LEUKEMIA}.

So I decided to give this money to charity because I do not have
a son to inherit me. I hope that these funds will be available for
the poor.

I await your message for further explanation.

Thank you
Ms. Madu Akiss

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