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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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Fraud email example:

From: "info@gibb-law.com" <info@gibb-law.com>
Reply-To: mrsakissi@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 03:02:53 -0700
Subject: Hello




From Mrs. Betty Akissi,

I hope you will acknowledge this mail in good faith, believing you are an
honest and trust worthy person. I believe you will not betray the
confidence I am willing to repose in you, for me to have contact you even
though we've not met or known each other before. My name is Mrs. Betty
Akissi, former staff of Air Afrique hostess a nationality Cote d'Ivoire in
West Africa. I am a widow being that I lost my husband some year ago. My
husband, late Dr. David Akissi, was a serving director of the GOLD
exporting board until his death. He was assassinated in April (2011) by the
rebels following a political uprising.

Before his death, he had a deposit with a bank here in Cote d'Ivoire up to
the tune of Five million Five hundred thousand United States dollars
(US5,500,000.00)however, due to my bad health situation occasioned by
cancer of the lungs, i wish you to do me a favor to receive this fund to a
safe account in your country or any safer place as the beneficiary so that
you will invest it in a good business venture which will be for the benefit
and education of my son our only child, Johnson and he is only 17 years
old, who will be coming to stay under your kind custody after the fund is
transfer to you by the bank for his education and future because my health
is failing me.

As am writing you, I am too weak and down and am afraid that I might not
survive my situation but God knows the best and I pray that whatever
happens to me, you should take care of my son Johnson for me. I shall be
going in for a surgery operations of the cancer of the lungs soon and
desire this money to be transferred to your account fast. I do not wish to
leave this money in the bank because bankers might take advantage of my
son's age that is just 17 years old and too young to handle this kind of
money.

My late husband's relatives who should have handled this situation for me
are not good type. Since my illness, they have succeeded in stealing most
of my late husband's properties except this money which they do not know
about and I do not want my only son Johnson to get involved with them
because they are dangerous and greedy.

I will be submitting your name to the bank where my late husband deposited
this money and confirm you as our family friend whom I wish this money to
be transferred to. I have also mapped out 75% for my son which you will
invest in your country for him including his education to any level he
desire to reach, 25% for your cordial assistance.

All my hope now rest on you, I sincerely believe you will not disappoint
me, I am expecting your immediate reply so that I will know your decision
and also know what next to do.

Thanks and may God bless you.

Mrs Betty Akissi



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