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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a orphan scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Joyce Behiri <ekoffi220@gmail.com>
Reply-To: joycebehiri1@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:57:36 -0700
Subject: From Miss Joyce Behiri
From Miss Joyce Behiri
Aveu 11 Rue 7 zone 35
Abidjan Cote d'ivoire
West African.
Dear Beloved One.
I am Miss Joyce Behiri a 21 years old held up in the war Country Cote d' Ivoire
(Ivory Coast) I am contacting you because I need your urgent help to secure
the money that my late father left for me before he died. This money is USD
4.7 million and the money is deposited in a bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire
here (Ivory Coast). Also I apologize using this medium to reach you for a
business relationship of this magnitude, this is due to confidentiality and
prompt access reposed on this medium. And please pardon me if I am
intruding into your privacy to cause you inconveniences.
I am the only child of my late parents and My father was a highly reputable
business magnet, a Gold and Agro-Chemical Dealer who worked with the ousted
president Laurent Gbagbo. My father was killed during the recent political
crisis in my country because he was in that government, and those people
that were behind his death are after my life too. I want to relocate from
my country to anywhere that will be safe for my life. For this purpose I am
contacting you to stand as my guardian and receive the money in your
country.
Because of the political crisis in Ivory Coast here and my age, I can not
be able to handle such matter, and I do not want to risk my life because
this place are full of desprate people.
I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and
willingness to handle this transaction sincerely so that I will give you
more details regarding to this transaction.
Thanks and God bless you.
I await your soonest response.
Respectfully yours,
Miss Joyce Behiri
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