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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: Koffi Aya <koffiaya2021447@gmail.com>
Reply-To: koffiaya202100@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 08:08:00 +0100
Subject: Help me out.


Help me out.

Excuse me for this sudden contact with you today as I believe that this
message may come to you as a surprise, I got your email address through an
online email directory, I really don't know how you will find my contacts
with you, I am a 23 year old girl without any parents.

I miss. Aya Koffi from Ivory Coast (Côte d'ivoire) I am writing you this
message with tears and sorrow, I believe this message will come to you as a
surprise, Am the only daughter, My father was director of Cocoa Merchant in
Ivory Coast ( Côte d'ivoire) My father was poisoned to death by his
business associates on their outside business trip. My mother died when I
was a baby and since then my father has treated me so special., before the
death of my father he called me secret and told me that he deposited
$7,500,000.00 dollars into fixed suspense account in Bicici bank in Cote d
'Ivoire used my name as the next of kin.

Note: I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for
your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund to your
nominated bank account. And never be afraid of me. Yes I understand that
the world today is full of evil people but I don't have any bad intentions
to contact you. I got your email address through an online email directory.
I only want to invest my funds because of my future. I have told the bank
yesterday of my intention to move my funds abroad and I promise that I will
never betray or forsake you or ask you for any money on this transaction.
Although, the bank never told me that there will be any expenses. But if
the bank needs any money, I think I still have some money in my local
mobile money account, I can take care of it by myself.

My uncle is a drug addict and he did not care about me In 2021 my uncle
sold all my late fathers properties now he has found out that my late
father deposited this Fund in the bank with my name as his next of kin and
he is requiring me to follow him to the bank so that he can have access in
my late father Fund, Which I can never do that in my life because this fund
is the only thing that I have to set up my future.

All my intentions now are to transfer these funds out of my country for
investment, I am seriously having a difficult time here, I am writing this
email from a local hotel where I am currently hiding for my safety.

All I require from you is to assist me stand as the guardian and foreign
associate of my late father so that the bank will be able to release the
funds to your bank account in your country for investment.

I will never forsake you or ask you for any payment on this transaction. I
only seeking your assistance in the following ways: (1) To provide a bank
account in which this money would be transferred to. (2) To serve as my
guardian. (3) To make arrangements for me to come over to your country to
further my education.

I will always be honest with you and I'm promising with the grave of my
parents that I will never forsake you in my life. Please dearest, Never
keep silent to me. Give me an answer so that I will know what to do.

Best regards,
Coffee Aya

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