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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: tr joylen <trjoy6@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <treya.joylen01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 22:12:29 +0100
Subject: Hello




Hello

honey
please help me if you can and for GOD sake.please this isnot a lie.but i need your kindly help.Well let me start byintroducing my self .I am miss joylen treya whom just wrote you today.I am a girl and the daughter of late dr and mrs Vincent treya, myfather was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in Abidjan. The economiccapital of Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his businessassociates, on one of their outing to discuss on a business deal.Well my mother died on the 21st October 2006 . My father took me so special because i am motherless. Beforethe death of my father on 29th November 2009 in a private hospitalhere in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bedside and told methat he has a sum of us nine million, united states dollars left in a localbank here in Abidjan. he also explained to me that it was because ofthis wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that i shouldseek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transferthis money and use it for investment purpose. (Such as real estatemanagement and Transportation).
I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways: toprovide a bank account where this money would be transferred to serveas the guardian of this fund and my younger brother apala is 15years. to make arrangement for us to come over to your country tofurther our education and to secure a residential permit in yourcountry. moreover, i am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum ascompensation for your effort input after the successful transfer ofthis fund to your nominated account overseas. Furthermore, you canindicate your option towards assisting me, as i believe that thistransaction would be concluded within seven days you signifyinterest to assist me.
please i know that this is not the best way or channel that i shouldreach you ,but because of my problem.please bear in mind that this is not a lie, but you are helping mefor the love of GOD to human being.i mean no harm to you and family,nor do i have any bad intension or you being act any risk.all i am askingis for you to help me and to know if i can treat my problem.
Anticipating hearing from you soon. And please do hurry to assist usout here now that this country is in political chaos, we urgentlyneeds your kind attention in confident.

Thanks and god blessMiss joylen .Treya

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