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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: Gina Yanga <aalagu1999@gmail.com>
Reply-To: c552hd@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 20:25:25 +0100
Subject: 10746182 - Application For Support



Dearest Beloved, Greetings;

Could you please consider helping me to relocate to your country. My name
is Gina Yanga, the only surviving daughter of Late Yanga Lagu of blessed
memory. I am 16 years old. I am officially from Juba village in the
Republic of South Sudan. My late father traded in cocoa in Ivory Coast
during his days on earth. My parents were murdered during the last armed
conflict between various political and ethnic groups in my country South
Sudan. They were among the victims of the last conflict between government
and opposition forces in my country South Sudan. They were brutally killed
in cold blood by some anti government gunmen that stormed our village, west
of Gorom in Juba during the last conflict. It was a very sad incident and
an unbearable loss. May their souls rest in perfect peace.
https://www.mercycorps. org/ articles/south-sudan/south- sudan-crisis.

Due to continuous insecurity, lack of basic services and unresolved
housing, land and property issues, I cannot return back to my country South
Sudan. I am desperately in need of humanitarian assistance. As I am now an
orphan as a result of the death of my parents, I want to relocate to your
country so I could continue my college education. I am presently in Ivory
Coast where my late father was doing cocoa business. During my search for
my late father's overseas business documents to see if I can find contact
addresses of any of his overseas business partners who can assist me
through life abroad, I discovered a bank document that my late father used
in transacting business with one of the banks in Ivory Coast. In the
document I discovered that my late father is having about three million
five hundred thousand dollars with one of the banks in Ivory Coast for his
foreign business activities.

Now I am here in Ivory Coast and I have succeeded in locating the bank in
Abidjan the capital city where my late father deposited the money and have
identified myself properly with the bank manager and also informed the bank
about the sad fate my parents had suffered and also my intention to
relocate abroad with the money. The bank manager confirmed the deposit
document which I presented and said that my late father actually deposited
the money in their bank escrow account. The bank agreed to release the
money if only I can present any of my late father's business partner or
trustee in his business or relation who can attest on my behalf and sign
for the release or transfer as stated in the depository agreement my late
father signed with their bank when the money was deposited.

Now my purpose of reaching out to you is to seek your kind assistance. I
want to finally relocate to your peaceful country with this money so that I
can be able to invest it properly and also further my education under your
guardianship. I need you to assist me receive and secure this money in your
country so that I can be able to go out of this part of the world to your
peaceful country for the safety of my life and to also further my education
under your guardianship. Because of the current situation in my country
(SOUTH SUDAN),the opposition forces still attack the villagers and innocent
civilians, mostly children and women. Therefore, I want to go out of this
part of the world to overseas for the total safety of my life so that I can
be able to further my education and also invest the money properly in
another lucrative business.

I do not want to lose this money to the Government and bank officials of
this country that is why I have reached out to you to plead your
understanding to present your name to the bank as my guardian overseas and
my late father's overseas business partner so that the bank can contact you
officially for the release and transfer of the money to your bank account.
After receiving the money from the bank you will help me and invest it
properly and also manage the investment until I am capable.

Please I plead your understanding, Because of my limited status and my low
experience in life, I have no idea of the process and also do not have any
idea about foreign investment and education that is why I have contacted
you so that you can stand on my behalf before the bank as my guardian
overseas so that I can have this money which I inherited from my late
father transferred to any safe bank account in your country and after that
you will help me after receiving the money to bring me over to your country
to start a better life and further my education under your guardianship.

I plead your understanding to assist me achieve my dream of relocating to
your peaceful country with this money. I am just 16 years old and
considering my age and limited status, I would want you to be my new
guardian over this huge amount of money my late father left behind. I would
like you to help me receive the money from the bank as my guardian overseas
so that I can be able to relocate to your country for further studies and
for investment of this huge amount of money in your company. I am willing
to give you any amount which you will wish to have as a percentage after
receiving the money in your safe bank account. Please try and give me a
helping hand so that I can be able to relocate to your country to start a
better life and further my education.

It is true that I do not know you in person and we have not seen each other
before but I pray that you will have it in your heart to assist me with all
sincerity and honesty. I believe in God that you will be honest and kind to
me and you will not betray or deny me after receiving the money in your
bank account.

Please if you can assist me with all sincerity and honesty then you can
send your contact information that the bank can use to contact you so that
I can make your name available to the bank as my guardian overseas that
will attest on my behalf for the release of the money. I hope with your
adverse experience I can have the money successfully transferred to your
peaceful country and I will have a better life to live in your country
under your guardianship. Thank you and May God bless you and your family as
you help me achieve my dream of relocating to your country to start a new
life and further my education under your guardianship.

Thank you
With Best Regards
Gina

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