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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: "marie jeffry" <mariejeffry@msn.com>
Reply-To: mariejeffry12@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 01:28:12 +0000
Subject: YOU ARE THE ONE I NEED HIS ATTENTION.

Dear. One
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your contact from a reliable source and I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to its esteeming nature and the recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust-worthy person that I can do business with as per the recommendations.I must not hesitate to confine in you for his simple and sincere business.
I am Miss. Marie Jeffry.
 the only survival Daughter to late elstwhile chief security officer  major Johnny Jeffry, My Father was the former head of the presidential guard to Mr Charles Taylor the liberia president.
Before the death of my father, on may 15th,2003 during an attempt by the rebels on the life of president C.Taylor, where he was brutally injured and subsiquently rushed to the presidential hospital in monrovia where he later died.Before his death,he secretly called me to his bedside and told me that he has the sum of US$8.5Million dollars (Eight  Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars)that he used my name as his legal daughter as the beneficiary and next of kin in depositing the fund with a clearing house in Europe country.The major reason is that the fund was deposited in a Security Company in Europe it was because of the ways the president was ruling the country,that he foresee things might go wrong with him in due course.Right now, the rebels are at war with the president and the America government has asked the president to step down.My mother and my younger ones was killed by the rebels immediately my father died i decide to run for my dear life I am now in cotonou-Republic of Benin as a refugee because i am being sought after by the rebels since my father was seen as one of Taylor's strong men as they want to wipe out our family.
In this respect,i am honourably seeking your assistance in theFollowing ways :
1.To present yourselve as my beneficiary and next of kin to the fund,since i am hiding my identity from the authority to avoid them confisicating the fund or sending it back to Liberia.
2.To serve as a trustee to the fund.
3.To make arrangement for me to come over to your country as an investor and to secure Residence permit in your country and further my education.Moreover, I will like us to agree on what might be your compensation  for your effort input after the successful claiming of  this fund.You can get in contact with me after establishing cordial relationship.You can also reach me on my alternative email:mariejeffry12@yahoo.com
Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless you.
Miss.Marie Jeffry.

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