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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: davidjomo80@terra.com.mx
Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 07:41:40 +0200
Subject: From David Jomo

From David Jomo
Plot 980 Abobo Abidjan,
P.o box. 313-01 Cote d' ivoire,



Dear Sir,

Please i wish to solicit your help. My name is Mr.Divid
Jomo.I am the son of Late General Akam Alex
Jomo the former Director of military inteligence
and special acting General Manager of the Sieria Leone
Diamond mining coperation (S.L.D.M.C)

I am writing to seek your good assistance to transfer
and invest this sum of $9,000,000.dollars in your
country belongs to my late father which he inherited
during his life time in my country. This money is
revenues from solid minirals and Dimonds sale which
were under my fathers possession before the civil war
broke out.

Following the brake out of the war, almost all
Government offices,coperations and parastatals were
attacked and vandalized, the S.L.D.M.C was loothed
and burnt down to ashes, and diamonds worth millions
of dollars was stolen by the rebel military forces who
attacked my fathers office. Many top Government
officials and senior Army officers were assasinated
and my father was a key target because of his very
sensitive military possition and appointment in the
(S.L.D.M.C.)

Regreatable to me, my father was captured and murdered
along with my senior brother in cool blood during a
mid-night attack and the rebel when our residence in
freetown was armbushed by Fordey Sanko the notorious
rebel leader, our mother sustainded very several
bullet injuries which resulted to her untimely and
painful death in a private hospital here in Ivory
Coast.

Now we are alone in a totally strange country without
parents, relatives or any body to care for us at our
tender ages. before our mother died, she told me that
my father deposited a hung amount which he made from
diamond sales and contracts at the bank here in
Abidjan Ivory Coast and that we should pray and find a
trustworthy foreign business partner who would help us
to transfer and invest this money in profitable
business venture overseas.

My mother told me to act quickly so that we can leave
Ivory Coast with our cousin brother-Arthur who is here
in the camp with us and then settle down abroad for
the rest of our life.

she gave me all the deposit documents to claim the
money in the bank and then told me that my father used
my name as the only son to deposit the money in the
bank for save keeping so that he can fly us abroad to
finish our high education.

He told me that this is the reason why we came to down
Ivory Coast. My mother died after her advice to me May
her spirit rest in perfect peace. Furthermore, i have
visit to the bank to make inquires about this deposit
i met the bank remittance director who assured me that
verything is intact and promised to help me to
transfer the money as soon as our partner contact him
in respect of the money on our behalf.

However, the director is very concerned because of our
sitaution here, I am 12 years and he also promised to
help me and my sister like to speak with our foreign
partner to ensure that this money is invested wisely
in a profitable business ventures because of his
personal interest and sympathy for my late family.

Please i will offer you 15% of the total money as
compensation for your noble assistance in accordiance
with my mothers advise to assist us transfer the money
abroad because the political crisis here in this
country.

I am interested in any profitable commercial venture
which you consider very good in your country and you
would also get a school for me and my little sister
and my cousin so that we can finish our education
during our visit.

I am hoping to hear from you so that i will give you
more details information, upon the confirmation of
this money into your account we will fly immediately
to your country to meet with you.

Thanks and God bless.

Yours sincerely
Divid jomo and family


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