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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: Mrs Philomina Jesse <philomina_jesse0@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: philomina@o2.pl
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 14:15:25 +0530 (IST)
Subject: THE TRUST




Dearest,







I am Mrs. Philomina Jesse of South Africa, married to Robert Jesse of Irland and we gat no child after 21 years of married, though I and my husband decided to adopt a baby boy this year but never succeed before he gave up.







My husband is a major supplier of Agricultural equipment in West Africa but resided in Burkina Faso .



i and mine late husband desired so much to build an orphanage and rehabilitation home to help the poor, but he never fulfill this dream before death took him away in a fatal Car accident that took place along Bobo expressway on January 16th 2011.







Frankly, the thought of his death led me to a serious illness for which I have spent about Five Months in the hospital bed and as a cancer patience, last week my doctor recommended that I undergo surgery, and ever since that information came to me, my heart crumbled, I lost confidence of living again. And so, laying on this sick bed, I decided to look for a trusted person in my contact list and hand this project over to the him/her incase I didn’t survive the operation





The operation will take place later today as the doctor insisted and i need your prayer to survive. Heart is panting and I am losing confidence of living again.







I decided to WILL the sum of $13.5m to you and I beg in the name of God that you use the money for this project. It’s still in the CBB bank and remembers to use 70% of the money to assist the Orphanages and take the rest for your job well-done.





It shall please my heart and soul wherever i find myself if you fulfill this task which I and my Husband desired so much.



Quote my personal reference number LLP/6953/906//316ouga/BF to my financial consultant so he could ascertain that I directed you to possibly transfer the fund to you, including your receiving account data.

Name: Mr. Malik Kani

Email: malikkani@yahoo.com



we shall speak again if the surgery goes fine but remember not to betray this trust.

Please don’t misuse this trust that I bestowed on you to help the down trodden with this fund.



Thank and May almighty father be with you

Mrs. Philomina Jesse

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