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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: "jennifer mendy" <joy_jas220@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jennimendy@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:48:25 +0200
Subject: jennimendy@yahoo.com


Hello dear ,
I see it as a nice pleasure, getting in touch with you. I feel so pleased to get in touch with you and seek your interest in a real love relationship.
Once again name(s) are Jennifer Mendy, a citizen of Ivory coast in West Africa. I am 25 years old ; my birthday was 1st January 1983. I hold a certificate in general Nursing , i am hoping to further my education in this career . I am never married and don't have children. I am a chocolate in complexion and of average heigth ; my picks explains to you better.

I'm an extremely down-to-earth and confident girl, and not to mention, charming as people used to tell me. I value the many facets of life and love. I'm always sensitive to the environment that surrounds me and that includes finding happiness, peace, and of course love and adoration. I love to laugh and smile with good friends. I enjoy going to dinner, movies, beaches, mostly all outdoor activities.
I am a confident, well rounded , responsible, intelligent, and very hardworking mature girl. I like to spend at home with a movies and snacks. I am easy to please, if you treat me with respect and honest.
I was about enrolling to have a master's degree in nursing /midwifery before, myself and my family suffered a tragedy out of civil war in my country and several political unrest.
My late father Dr, Mendy, was a successful top business man in my country, he deals in importation of foodstuff like rice, salt and sugar from Thailand and Europe.
He was unfortunately assassinated together with my lovely mother on the 26th of August 2004 by the wicked rebels in the midst of the civil war and political unrest in my country. It was only me and my senior sister that is alive for now out of a family of five. I managed to make my way to a near by country Senegal where i am leaving now in the middle of the war. My senior sister who was married has lost contact with me ever since the middle of the war, i do not know if she is alive for now or not.

I have decided not to go back to my country for now even when the war is over because there are still political instability , killings and several unrest. I lost so much, my my parents , and my and three lovely brothers as well as some other relatives and family capital investments .
I wish to develop a long term lasting relationship with you if you would possibly like it, as God will provide for me.
I never like tragedy and i never wish to witness it ever again in my life.
Life is really so hard over here and presently the Senegalese government have been so kind to grant me asylum and i am presently residing in the refugee camp of this country. Here is very restricted and one is never allowed to move out to the country without this country's residence permit.
I can be contacted by through the telephone of the
church through the Reverend father who provides moral rehabilitation to the inmates of this camp. His name is Rev. father Anthony Kwembe, and their office phone is ( 00221-346-98-59) .

You can call this line by the week days from 2pm to 4pm, London GMT because this country has got the same time with London, this is usually when the reverend would be in the church office for assisting people, and when you call please tell them , you want to speak to me, and they will send for me in the hostel of this camp.

I would like to you to tell me little more about yourself, i would like to know what interests you most and what you don't like, your interest in developing full and responsible and healthy relationship with me. I would also like to know if you are in a love relationship presently, or something about your love history.

I will be very glad if you will take me to be a part of you , and i would like to develop a love relationship with you and i pray that we will be happy with each other , living together as God may have it, and raising our children happily together.
I have just attached few of my pictures for you and i would like to see some of yours . I Hope to see some of your picks .
Bye and have a nice day and i hope to hear from you soon.
Please accept my best and warmest regards .

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