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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: Miss Shada Adolfo <barclaysjes@gmail.com>
Reply-To: shadaadolfo2021@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 30 May 2021 15:06:45 +0100
Subject: Hello dear

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Dear beloved one

It is my pleasure to listen to your opinion and to trust you for your
business partnership. We have never met before, but in order to be
successful in our lives, we have to take the risk of trusting people.
I am Miss Shada Adolfo, And I came from Bouake in the northern part
of Ivory Coast. Am so young to treat it alone and I need your help and
advice.

My late father deposited a total of $ 3.5 million with one of the
banks in the economic capital of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire. Depending
on the situation surrounding me, I wanted to invest this money in your
country. Political problems are frequent here and there are worst
cases for instability and for security reasons. My uncle is trying to
kill me for this money. I refused to give them the papers covering the
money. They sold all the wealth of my father who is mine. My life is
hanging now, so I am giving you details about the money deposited in
my nerves, and I fled to the city where I hide now until this money
was released.

I ask for your help in the following ways:

(1) Prepare a bank account for this remittance.
(2) After this money has been successfully transferred to your
account, I came to your country and continue my education.
(3) To Invest this fund with your advise, such as investing in real
estate and hotels

(4) I want you to promise not to betray me and you will help me to
shape my future

I want to give you 30% of the fund, and the balance will be invested
through your assistance. Note: I have the necessary documents to
support the bank as a relative. I look forward to handling this with
the highest level of confidentiality and transparency.
Yours sincerely
Miss Shada Adolfo

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