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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: c552hd@rediff.com
Reply-To: c553hd@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2023 10:25:57 +0100
Subject: south-sudan-crisis, pls resp. sir.


Dearest Beloved, Good Morning; Please permit my email. My name is Gina. I a=
m 17 years old. I am now an orphan as a result of the death of my parents. =
I am officially from Juba village in the Republic of South Sudan. My late f=
ather traded in cocoa in Ivory Coast during his days on earth. My parents w=
ere murdered during the last armed conflict between various political and e=
thnic groups in my country South Sudan. It was a very sad incident and an u=
nbearable loss. May their souls rest in perfect peace. https://www.mercycor=
ps.org/articles/south-sudan/south-sudan-crisis I have contacted you to plea=
d your understanding if you would be willing and accept to undertake a guar=
dianship status with the financial support of my inheritance of three milli=
on five hundred thousand dollars that I inherited from my late parents who =
were killed during the civil unrest in South Sudan. I have the bank documen=
t that my late father used in depositing the money with the bank in Ivory C=
oast to prove the existence and I can send it to you for your verification.=
Right now I am desperately in need of humanitarian assistance that is why =
I have contacted you. I want you to help me to transfer the money to your c=
ountry and hold it in trust for me as my guardian or invest it in your comp=
any while I further my education and begin my adult life under your guardia=
nship. I am presently in Ivory Coast and I have succeeded in locating the b=
ank where my late father deposited the money and have identified myself pro=
perly with the bank and also informed the bank about the sad fate my parent=
s had suffered. The bank agreed to release the money if only I can present =
any of my late father's business partner or trustee in his business or rela=
tion who can attest on my behalf and sign for the release and transfer as s=
tated in the depository agreement my late father signed with their bank whe=
n the money was deposited. Now my purpose of reaching out to you is to seek=
your kind assistance. I want to finally relocate to your peaceful country =
with this money so that I can be able to invest it properly and also furthe=
r my education under your guardianship. I need you to assist me receive and=
secure this money in your country so that I can be able to go out of this =
part of the world to your peaceful country for the safety of my life and to=
also further my education under your guardianship. I do not want to lose t=
his money to the Government or the bank officials that is why I have reache=
d out to you to plead your understanding to present your name to the bank a=
s my guardian overseas and my late father's overseas business partner so th=
at the bank can contact you officially for the release and transfer of the =
money to your bank account. After receiving the money from the bank you wil=
l help me and invest it properly and also manage the investment until I am =
capable. Considering my age, limited status and my low experience in life, =
I plead your understanding to allow me to present your name to the bank as =
my guardian overseas as I have no idea of the process and also do not have =
any idea about foreign investment and education so that you can stand on my=
behalf before the bank as my guardian overseas so that I can have this mon=
ey which I inherited from my late father transferred to any safe bank accou=
nt in your country and after that you will help me after receiving the mone=
y to bring me over to your country to start a better life and further my ed=
ucation under your guardianship. I would want you to be my new guardian ove=
r this huge amount of money my late father left behind. I would like you to=
help me receive the money from the bank as my guardian overseas so that I =
can be able to relocate to your country for further studies and for investm=
ent of this huge amount of money in your company. I am willing to give you =
any amount which you will wish to have as a percentage after receiving the =
money in your safe bank account. Please try and give me a helping hand so t=
hat I can be able to relocate to your country to start a better life and fu=
rther my education. It is true that I do not know you in person and we have=
not seen each other before but I pray that you will have it in your heart =
to assist me with all sincerity and honesty. I believe in God that you will=
be honest and kind to me and you will not betray or deny me after receivin=
g the money in your bank account. Please if you can assist me with all sinc=
erity and honesty then you can send your contact information that the bank =
can use to contact you so that I can make your name available to the bank a=
s my guardian overseas that will attest on my behalf for the release of the=
money. I hope with your adverse experience I can have the money successful=
ly transferred to your peaceful country and I will have a better life to li=
ve in your country under your guardianship. Thank you and May God bless you=
and your family as you help me achieve my dream of relocating to your coun=
try to start a new life and further my education under your guardianship. T=
hank you With Best Regards Gina

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