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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: "Miss. CECILIA" <mj_com2@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: "Miss. CECILIA" <cruiz3612@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 05:32:31 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE.



APPEAL FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE.
Dear One,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. Though this letter will be a surprise to you since you don’t know me personally I got your contacts recent .during my search for stranger that can cooperate help me in this mutual transaction. And I prayed over it and selected your name among the other names due to its esteeming nature and the recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person that I can do business with and by the recommendation, I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.

I am Miss. CECILIA RUIZ ASHLEY, the only daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. ASHLEY My father was a very wealth cocoa merchant in West Africa, Mexico and USA, based in Ivory Coast, my father died during the Terrorist Attack in Grand Bassam, he was among the victims.
My mother died when I was a baby when she was about to delivers a new baby and since then my father took me so special.
Before the death of my father on 18 March 2016 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars. USD ($8.500, 000) left in one of the private security/finances house here in Abidjan Ivory Coast, as family treasures that he used my names her only daughter for the next of kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that he might not survive the situation he was at that present.
However that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management.
Please, I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards again. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:- (1) Can you help me for the retrievements of this fund on my behalf in the security custody here to your end?
(2) Can you stand as a guardian of this since fund since I am only 22 years old?
(3)Can you make an arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my Education and to secure a resident permit in your country?
(4) Can you honestly take me as your own and help me?
(5) Can I completely trust you?
(6) What percentage of the total amount in question will be go for you after the money is in your
account?
Please, consider this and get back to me as soon as possible so that i can forward the documents to you after we have agreed on the conditions for your assistance.
My life is not safe here and i need to be out of here as soon as possible because now that my father is dead and with me only as a female child, I thank God the Company are not aware that the Box contain roe cash in it but it was registered as family valuables in the Box. I will leave here as soon as you help me to have the consignment cleared from the security company here and lodge it into a safe account in your stable country and then send me some amount to enable me prepare to meet you. Without your help, i will find it difficult to travel and clear it myself alone with my little or no experience.
I am waiting for your urgent reply with your contact phone number so that i can give you the contact of the security for you to contact them as if you are my guardians. And in due course I will provide you the secret code for opening the consignment when you are ready to come on my behalf.
Thank you so much.
Best Regards,
Miss. CECILIA RUIZ ASHLEY

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