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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: Koffi Aya <ayakoffi159@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:27:54 -0700
Subject: Never keep silent to me,


Never keep silent to me,

Excuse me for this sudden contact with you today as I believe that this
message may come to you as a surprise, I got your email address through an
online email directory, I really don't know how you will find my contacts
with you.

My name is miss Aya Koffi from Ivory Coast (Côte d'ivoire) I am writing you
this message with tears and sorrow, I believe this message will come to you
as a surprise, Am the only daughter, My father was director of Cocoa
Merchant in Ivory Coast (Côte d'ivoire) My father was poisoned to death by
his business associates on their outside business trip. My mother died when
I was a baby and since then my father has treated me so special., before
the dead of my father he called me secret and told me that he deposited
$7.500.000.00 dollars into fixed suspense account in Bicici bank in Cote
d'Ivoire used my name as the next of kin.

Note: I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for
your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund to your
nominated bank account. And never be afraid of me. Yes I understand that
the world today is full of evil people but I don't have any bad intentions
to contact you. I only want to invest my funds because of my future. I have
told the bank yesterday of my intention to move my funds abroad and I
promise that I will never betray or forsake you or ask you for any money on
this transaction. Though, the bank never told me that there will be any
expenses. But if the bank needs any money, I think I still have some money
in my local mobile money account, I can take care of it by myself.

My uncle is a drug addict and he did not care about me In 2021 my uncle
sold all my late fathers properties now he has found out that my late
father deposited this Fund in the bank with my name as his next of kin and
he is requiring me to follow him to the bank so that he can have access in
my late father Fund, Which I can never do that in my life because this fund
is the only thing that I have to set up my future.

All my intentions now are to transfer these funds out from my country for
investment, I am seriously having a difficult time here, I am writing this
email from a guest house where I am currently hiding for my safety.

All I require from you is to assist me stand as the guardian so that the
bank will be able to release the funds to your bank account in your country
for investment. I only seeking your assistance in the following ways:(1) To
provide a bank account in which this money would be transferred to .(2) To
serve as my guardian.(3) To make arrangements for me to come over to your
country to further my education.

I will always be honest with you and I'm promising with the grave of my
parents that I will never forsake you in my life. Please dearest, Never
keep silent to me . Give me an answer so that I will know what to do.

Best regards,
Miss Koffi Aya

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