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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: Jessica <jesiccamariek@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:10:02 +0100
Subject: Happy New Year and can I have a moment?

Hello.

I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart, I know
that this mail might come to you as a surprise because you don't know me
and I don't know you either.

My name is Ms Jessica Marie Koni, I am 21 years old and am the only
Daughter of late Chief Mr. Alphonse Badel Koni a cocoa farmer and later
adviser to President Alassane Ouattara winner of the election at that
time, after a suspected assassin from men loyal to former president Laurent
Gbagbo. As a matter of fact, i am the only one in the family who knows
about the money and where he deposited it in a bank here in Abidjan, the
economic capital of Ivory Coast, that is why i'm contacting you to help me
get this fund transferred to your country so that you will secure it for me
and re-invest it. I have the documents of this deposit with me which i will
send to you upon receiving your response, i am only seeking your urgent
attention to transfer this sum of ($5,150,000.00) Million United States
Dollars into your bank account.

The banker told me that now my father is dead, what do I intend to do with
the fund? as i discovered it, I told him that i will like to seek a
trusted partnership abroad who will assist me to move this money to any
country of my choice for investment. Once I am ready with the partner i
will contact them. This is 100% risk free and I will give you 23% of the
total amount involved. If you are interested i will send you the full
confidential details of the deposit as a partner that i can trust to assist
me. Can i trust you in this transaction? If it is yes, kindly send me an
e-mail signifying your interest.

I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways: Please, i am
honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways. To serve as the
guardian of this fun since I am a girl of 21 years and be able to start a
new life and secure my future in your country.

Thanks and God Bless.
Best regards.
Ms Jessica Marie Koni

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