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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: Juliet johnson <JulietJonhson16@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2023 10:42:22 +0000
Subject: Greetings my dearest one


Greetings my dear

I'm Ms. Juliet jonhson from Abidjan Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire). I'm 22
years old girl an orphan, as a result of having no parents,My uncles are
threatening to kill me because of the inheritance my father left for me,

Please i need your sincere help,i have ($ 6 ,800,000.00 United States
dollars) Six million eight hundred thousand US dollars, Which I inherited
from my deceased father,but he deposited the funds into a fixed / suspense
account at one of the prime bank here in Abidjan,

In agreement with the bank to transfer the fund to a foreign bank account
for investment oversea,but he died without transferring the fund,

My Father used my name as her only daughter for the next of kin when
depositing the fund,and the fund can only be transferred to a foreign bank
account,all i need is your honesty as my foreign guidance,and to help me
invest the fund,and also help me to further my education in your country

Please if you fully accept to help me towards this purpose,kindly indicate
your interest by writing me back,then i will provide you with the needful
information on how to proceed,i will give you 20% of the total fund for
your help,after the transfer,thank you for your concern
Yours
Juliet jonhson

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