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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: Joy Harrison <joyce.4real@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: missjoyceharr@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:12:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello dear



Attention;

Hello My Dear ,

How are you doing today, hope all is well with you. l am writing this email to you with hope that this email will meet you well as it's the will of God, I am Ms Joyce Harrison 23 years old and the only daughter of Mr Rebecca Harrison an Internationally-known environmental activist, my Father was a well known politician in my country SIERRA LEONE . Before the death of my mother on 15 July 2007.Though her sudden death was linked by her second bout of cancer. But God knows why,

Before the death of Father on 15th of July, He called me on His sick bed side in our home and told me that he left the sum of $4.6 Million USD United States Dollars). In one of the leading banks and the money was placed in a fixed deposit account . He further told me that He deposited the money in my name, I am just 23 years old now and a university undergraduate studying, and l don't really know of what to do in business and now I want to invest this fund with a good honest man or woman for my future living under his care and control. This is because I have suffered a lot since l lost my beautiful Father .

The death of my Father actually brought sorrow to my life today. Please l want you to help me invest this my inherited money in any good lucrative moving business in your country. please consider my request for you to assist me invest my inheritance in your country and get back to me ,

please in view of our sensitive status and as we are still conscious of our father's enemies I would like you to give me this a highly confidential approach so we need your information such as,

1. Name in full: _____________________

2. Address: ___________________________

3 Nationality/state: _________________

4. Age: _______________________________

5. Occupation: ________________________

6. Telephone Number: __________________

7. Present Country: ___________________

8. Sex: _______________________________

9. Marital status: ____________________

Thanks

>From Ms Joyce Harrison

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