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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: jonas_isiaka@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 18:52:29 +0200
Subject: PLEASE REPLY ON THIS EMAIL:jonasisiaka2@mail2world.com

FROM: JONAS HARIS ISIAKA
#.25 LAKE VIEW FLORIDER
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
Tel:27-73-7816193
Efax:18009150120
jonasisiaka2@mail2world.com

COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY!!!

Dear Friend,

I Know This Letter May Beat Your Imagination As We Have No Previous Correspondence.My
Name Is MR.JONAS HARIS Isiaka the Son of a late sierra-Leonean businessman,late
DR.Coleman Isiaka the owner of (RMS)mainlining company in Sierra-leonne,Who
died few years ago when the Revolutionary united front rebels (R.U.F)attacked
our Residence on the 11 of Feb. 1998 in Mokena Sierra-Leone.

Following the cease fire agreement which was reach Last year with the help
of United Nation peace keeping Troops, I used the opportunity to leave the
country With a very important document of 24,600,000 (Twenty Four Million,Six
Hundred Thousand Dollars. deposited by my late father in security company
in South Africa,Under my name. This money was realized from diamond Export,now
i and my mother are seeking asylum in South Africa under (UNHCR).

I Contacted You Because Of The Need To Deal With Person Whom My Family And
I Have No Previous Personal Relationships And I got Your Contact From the
Internet and i Confirmed Your Country as Being Economic Conducive For Investment
And Her People As Transparent And Trust-worthy To Engage In Business, Hence
My Reason For Writing You However, This Money In Question Has Been In The
Security Company Since His Death. But My Main Problem Now Is That At My
Age Of 30 I Am Confused On How to Handle This Huge Amount Of Money And Also
What To Do With It As I Don't Have Anyone To Confide In south Africa Here.


May I Use This Medium To Request From You If You Will Be Disposed Enough
To Help Me Keep This Huge Amount In Your Country Or Any Other Place Of Your
Choice That Will Have More Security To The Money. I Have Meet The Security
Company With The Depositional Documents That My Father Left Behind, Of Which
My Name Appears As The "Next Of Kin?, The Company awaits My Coming For The
Withdrawal, And I Am Even Afraid Of Disclosing The Content To Them Since
My Father In His Letter Had Warned Me Against That.

If It Appeals To You To Help Me, I Will Suggest You Take A Trip To south
Africa For Us To Meet Face To Face And Finalise Before Moving The Fund or
if there is any other means you can suggest for the transferring of the
fund to your very position pending my arrival to meet with you for investing
of the money with any Profitable business you intruduce,as i have decided
to Do away with South Africa entirely.

After the fund gets into your country through your Assistance, 20% Of The
Total Amount Will Be for You. I am waiting for your prompt reply on this
emailadd: jonasisiaka2@mail2world.com, Please send your response to this
email for security reasons: jonasisiaka2@mail2world.com

Yours faithfully,

MR.JONAS HARIS ISIAKA





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