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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: Cecilia Nkumeh <ceciliankumehs@excite.co.jp>
Reply-To: Cecilia Nkumeh <ceciliankumeh@excite.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2016 05:58:18 +0900 (JST)
Subject: God bless.


Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I 

have the believe that you are a reputable and
responsible trustworthy person I can do business with i strongly believe After my 

prayers  to  search for a partner who can help me
invest this fund  until i am capable to control it. and by matter of trust I must 

not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and
sincere business.

I am Miss Cecilia Nkumeh 21 years of age the only daughter of late Mr Dawson Nkumeh 

from Ivory Coast  whom  died in a motor accident with my
mother  on their way coming back from the northern part of our country.After the 

death of my parent  my uncles  team together  to
claim all the properties belonging to my late father  and drive me out of my father 

s home just because i am a little girl and according to
our tradition a woman has no place in the family .I am contacting you based on trust 

i have already developed in you believing that you are
not going to treat me like my uncles. Before the death of my father he told me that 

he has a sum of US$6.200,00. Six Million Two Hundred
Dollars only united states dollars) deposited in one of the reputable bank here in 

our country Ivory Coast in my name as the next of kin,

Dear, in the capacity of the next of kin and with all the documents in my hand now, 

I am contacting you with due sense of humanity that you
will give it a sympathetic and mutual consideration.I am Honorable seeking your 

assistance in the following ways.

(1)To serve as the guardian of this fund and to help me transfer it to your bank 

account in your country for a good investment.

(2)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education 

and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.

(3)To provide good investment plans for the fund and to manage the fund for 5 years, 

during the investment period,only our profit will be
shared annually 50% for me the investor while 50% will be for you the fund manager 

annually. Moreover, I am willing to offer you 30 % of the total sum as compensation 

for your effort /input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated 

account overseas,furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I 

believe that this transaction would be concluded within a stipulated period of time
you signify your interest to assist me.

Anticipating hearing from you immediately.

Thanks and God bless.

Miss Cecilia Nkumeh.

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