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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: "Lady guan" <ladyjuan1966@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ladyaishat1966@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:20:23 +0000
Subject: RE: I DESIRED YOUR ASSISTANCE URGENTLY

Lady Juan Aishat Ummah
J.A.UMMAH DAY CARE
 
Dear Good One,
I am Lady Juan Aishat Ummah,the Proprietress of
J.A.UMMAH DAY CARE ORGANISATION based here Hoek Van in
Netherlands.
I was contacted few days ago by the lawyer to my
In-law,who told me in confidence that my In-law Lodged
some funds as consignment with a Security Vault there
in England.
Moreso,he says that,for the past years,he has been
keeping the (SAFE) Where my In-law keeps his
Valuables,and now since he has not heard from anyone
tilldate,he then decided to force the Safe open and
while going through the files,he got my contact.
Besides,we have all forgotten about my Late In-law and
families,hence they all died in the Plane Crash years
back,but the Lawyer Convienced me,thereby assuring me
that if I can be able to get a "TRUSTED & HONEST
ONE",who can be capable to Recieve and Handle the
whole funds,that he will forward Prooves like (THE
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AND THE VIDEO CLIPS OF THE SAID
FUNDS,when they were Packaging it into the Trunk
Boxes.
Finaly,if you may be willing to assist us,kindly
forward to me:-
(1) Your PRIVATE/MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
(2) YOUR FULL NAMES & ADDRESS
(3) YOUR AGE & PROFESSION
Because the Lawyer says that he will use it to make
changes of ownership from my In-law to yours,and you
will be able to make the claim from the security
company,but now on my behalf and with the power Of
Attorney that I will give you through the lawyer.
please note,as soon as I hear from you,I shall forward
to you the following:-
(A) The Lawyers Full Names,Address,Phone Number and
email address so that you can contact him for
advise,hence the Lawyer will now Prepare an agreement
that will guide both of us.
As soon as i recieve your acceptance letter,I shall
also forward to you:-
(B) The website of the plane crash,where my late
in-law and family involved.
(C) The total amount that was disclosed to me by the
lawyer.
(D) The Percentage that will be for you.
(E) My photograph
I will be very glad to recieve your most urgent reply.
Thanks
Lady Juan A.Ummah (Proprietress)
J.A.UMMAH DAY CARE ORGANISATION

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