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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: "jenet sessey" <jenetsessey003@msn.com>
Reply-To: jenetsessey003@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:17:12 +0000
Subject: Miss.JENET SESSEY VERISSIMO

Good Day,
Compliments of the season,
First I wish to introduce myself properly to you.I am Miss.JENET SESSEY
VERISSIMO ,( Age 20 ) the only survive daughter of the former Guinea-Bissau
Army chief killed (General Verissimo Correia Seabre)under the present
government of my home country.I Refer you to this website for its
details;(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3720218.stm)
As you will see from the above site,my father was just murdered in cold
blood and now leaving me and I lost my mother, a couple of months ago , I
have no Parent's.However prior to her death she informed me about a deposit
the of sum of six Million Dollar (US$6.000.000) which my late father
deposited with Bank here in Côte d' Ivoire ,Before his death . I am now as a
refuge in cote d'Ivoire .
I want you to do me a favour to receive this funds to a safe account in your
country or any safer place as the beneficiary .

I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and
industrial production as joint partner . Please if you are interested in
helping me to received this money in account.Kindly send the following
information so that I will submitt it to my bank for transfer .

Your Full name
Your address
Your age
Your Telephone / fax number

After successfully receiving this money, 40% of the total fund will go to
you. I will come to your country to start up a business partner with your
assistance so that I can be able to live again.
This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me
,indicate your interest in replying soonest.
Thanks and best regards .
Yours,
Miss.JENET SESSEY VERISSIMO


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