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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: From Miss Mary Joshua <j-ehlen@t-online.de>
Reply-To: "ivorypuregoldltdci@gmail.com" <ivorypuregoldltdci@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 17:39:34 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Investment Proposal From Miss. Mary Joshua




GOOD DAY MY DAER,
HOW ARE YOU DOING?HOPE ALL IS WELL,

It is my pleasure to write you after consideration, since I cannot be able
to see you face to face, at first; please I need your help. I am Miss. Mary
Joshua the only daughter of late Mr. Lambert Joshua, from Cote d’Ivoire.

My father deposited the sum of Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United
United State Dollars in a bank here in Cote d’Ivoire before his death, he
used my name as his next of kin and the inheritor to the money after his
death, and he left a will with the bank that restrained me from accessing
the money here unless transferred overseas for investment purpose.

I am now seeking for your assistance to help me transfer this money out
from my country Cote d’Ivoire to your account abroad so that we can invest
it in any meaningful and lucrative business in your country because this is
my only hope in life.

I am willing to offer you 20% of the total fund if only you can help me out
of my present predicament. Please reply back so that I will give you more
details for us to transfer this money.

Thank you as I wait for your reply.
Miss. Mary Joshua




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