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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: jasmin_taylor@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:09:31 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sure=20You=20Can=20Help?=

MRS Jasminn Taylor
Abidjan cote D'Ivorie.
West Africa.
+22507654995

Dearest,


I am (MRS Jasminn Taylor) the wife of late former
Director of Sierra-Leone diamond and gold mining
corporation,Chief Vincent TAYLOR.
I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is
my bond, in this proposal.
My late HUSBAND diverted some fund acquired from the
mining corporation when he was the director and also
incharge of purchasing of raw materials for the
country and deposited it in one of the bank here in
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire where I am residing now under a
political assylum with my son Johnson.

Now the war in my country is over with the help of
ECOMOG soldiers, the present government of Sierra
Leone has revoked the passport of all officers who
served under the former regime and now ask countries
to expel such person at the same time freeze their
account and confiscate their asset, it is on this note
that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to
help me transfer this money in your private account in
your country or any where you know that the money will
be saved for an investment purpose.

So all i need from you is to furnish me with your
personal particulars:
1) Account name
2) Account number
3) Bank address, telephone and fax number
4) Your full name and address,private phone and fax
numbers.
For you to assist me transfer this money in your
private bank account, the amount is (Nine
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) $9.5 Million.
I am compensating you with 15% of the total money, now
all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to
invest this money in your country, were their is
stability of Government, political and economic
welfare.

Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction
is real and never a joke.
My late HUSBAND Chief VINCENT gave me the certificate of
deposit issued to him on the day of deposit,and he
called me closer to his bed side before his call to
glory(R.I.P)that i should pray to God first, before
contacting any foreginer and he warned me stricly
that i should avoid african men with their greedy and
evil mind since this is the only legacy we are
inheriting from him.SIR,this is for you to be
clarified because, I do not expose my self to anybody
I see, I believe that you are able to keep this
transaction secret for me because this money is the
hope of my life, it is important.
Please Email me immediately after you must have gone
through my message fill free and make it urgent. That
is the reason why I offered you 15 % of the total
money, and in case of any other necessary expenses you
might incure during this transaction inluding your
telephone calls.

Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip
investment opportunities which is risk free which I
can invest with this money when it is transferred to
your account and you will be our guiardian personally.
I am interested in estate management and hotel
business, please advise me.Get back to me immediately
you receive this message for more explanation.And
promisse me and MY son Johnson to be a
father considering our situation and not to betray us.contact me at(jasminn_taylor2000@yahoo.com)

Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,


MRS Jasminn Taylor.











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