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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: Francoise Guie <francoiseguie224@gmail.com>
Reply-To: guief@aol.com
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 16:03:06 +0100
Subject: From: Ms. Francoise Guie.

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Dear Sir,
It's my pleasure to write you this Urgent letter and I hope you will
maintain the confidentiality of this mail.
However, I am Ms. Francoise Guie the personal secretary to Hamed
Bakayoko the former Ivorian politician who served as Prime Minister of
Côte d'Ivoire from 8 July 2020 until his untimely death on 10 March
2021 (aged 56). For your perusal you can verify through this site:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamed_Bakayoko

However my boss Hamed Bakayoko announced on 6 April 2020 that he had
tested positive for COVID-19, and two days after his 56th birthday he
died. I and the the entire nation was in shocked.

Furthermore, I will like you to keep this information top secret, my
boss the late Hamed Bakayoko deposited the sum of $20.000.000 with a
security firm here in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire as cooperate fund and
these funds where intended for his bid to the Presidency in 2025. Also
bear in mind that the security firm is not aware of the content of the
consignment as money but personal effects and family valuables.

Now, I as his personal secretary coupled with the political
instability in the country which led to the untimely death of my boss,
I'm the only one who is aware of this fund deposit and all the
relevant deposit documents are intact with me as his personal
confidant, but since my boss has died and I am the only one that is
aware of this deposit that's why I'm requesting for your assistance to
come and stand as the Next of Kin Or beneficiary to this deposit and
help secure the release
of the funds into your country for investments.

Please indicate your interest as soon as you receive this mail so that
I can furnish you with all necessary information's. You can also
contact me here: guief@aol.com
Regards,
Ms. Francoise Guie.

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