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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: Services <duboismoniquemarina@gmail.com>
Reply-To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxservices@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:14:21 +0100
Subject: Re : Investiment Assistance,

Dear Respected,

I Know that you will be surprised to read this message, please, I
wound want you to read the contents of this message very well because
I need your assistance to invest this Money in your Country.

I am Floral Takwas, the only survive daughter of the late Mr/Mrs.
Steven Takwas. I am from Ivory Coast, in West Africa. I am 18 years
old. I am presently an Orphan. I lost my mother when I was a baby
(5years old) while I lost my father last year 2020.

My late father Mr. Steven Takwas, when he was a life, was a very rich
cocoa merchant. He has a lot of cocoa plantation farms, here in our
Country Ivory Coast. He exports Cocoa to many Countries in Europe and
American Continents.

My late father was poison to death by his Family relative when he
attended a meeting on 25th of November 2020, He died as a result of
food poison. They killed him because they want to take possession of
his wealth. His buildings and all His plantations.

He died three days after he was rushed to the Hospital. Before my late
father gave-up to a Ghost, He told me when I visited him in the
Hospital, that he deposited the sum of $15.4 Million Dollars in One of
the Big Bank here in our Country Ivory Coast and he used my name his
only survive daughter as the next of Kin the deposited Fund . That I
should use the fund to secure a good future for myself.

Since after the death of my late father, my father's relative are
threaten to kill me at all cost so that there will be no-one left in
my family. Because of their evil plans to eliminate my life, I was
force to run out my father’s house to a church camp in the City to
save my life from danger. I am presently living in this Church Camp in
the Capital City.

Please, I need your urgent assistance to help me transfer this fund
$15.4 Million Dollars which my late father deposited in the Bank to
your account in your Country and help me to relocate to your Country
to save my life and continue my Education for a better future.

I will offer you 30% of the total Fund, if you accept to assist me
transfer the fund to your account in your Country and help me to
relocate to your Country to save my life and continue my education.

Hoping to receive your positive response for further details.

Thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Floral Takwas.

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