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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: Jim Attison <jimattison0111@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Jim Attison <jimattison0111@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:56:04 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear Good Friend


 Dear  Good Friend

I believe  this letter finds you in good health and good spirits, Please i know that this will be a big surprise to you base  to build a partnership trust with you in assisting me in foreign business for benefit of both of us, my name is Jim Attison  of foreign nationality  while my lovely sister name is Anita Rita Attison.I am contacting you in regards to my late father Mr David Attison gold field and the funds US $ 10.5 Million he left in a Financial Institution  SECURITY vault of which the

institution did not know what the real content in the consignment contain money because my late father deposited it as family valuable for security reasons.It is so painful that his workers did not manage his company properly and  the business collapse addition for the land been taken back by government due to mismanagement which there is an opportunity to recover the land back  with you as our guardian   He secure some important asset for us storage gold and fund which is waiting for claim once we present  our guardian as our foreign partner as our father agreed with the financial institution the day the asset was deposited with themI humble seeking for you utmost  assistance to help us for the retrieving  those properties/ fund to overseas for security and investment purposes in your country into lucrative venture that would be profitable for our mutual benefit, to avoid loosing all to government.

Please.If you know the kind of help you would be able to render to your family or children kindly render it to us we promise that you will not regret the help, you will be highly reward for your kind deed to us to make sure we be at save side as well protect the asset for us to move into lucrative ventures that would be well profitable for our mutual benefit in your country.I will appreciate your kind assistance to help us towards this
project so we will introduce you to the financial institution as our guidance as well our father foreign partner whom the consignment/asset should release to with our consent I will rather accept the situation whereby you handle this promptly for us to regain full access to the properties as we well  open up a new account for the fund to be paid into to be able us have access on it and start new life with you in your

country as well be able to proceed to our education.We promise to offer you 25% of the total sum for your kind deed to us.i wait your reply Through my private email address attisonjim0222@gmail.com for more detail explanation about this transaction as well on how to proceed. Thanks for your kindness and good co-operation

Best Regards
Jim And Anita Rita Attison


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