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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: "barrister jacobs" <barristerrotimijacobs01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristerrotimijacobs@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:44:03 +0000
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU JOIN HANDS TO HELP OTHERS.

>From Desk
Barrister Dr. Evagelist Rotimi Jacobs
Legal practitioner of Rotimi Jacobs Chambers & Associates.
110 Rue Road,
Lome, Togo.
Alternative Email Address:( barristerjrotimi@yahoo.co.uk)

Dearest In Christ,
Compliement of the season to you and your family. May God protaction and
blessings be your portion this year 2006 as you utilise this grace
opportunity to work for God Him to help other people who are suffering and
lesspriviledged arround the word. Any way, you may found it difficult to
beleive me because of simillar scam mails looting the world nowadays.
I must let you know that what I am brining to you at this point in time is
for real,considering the fact that we have not known each other or had any
formal discussion before now. I am a child of GOD, and well respected
personality in my region and I will never allow my name to be painted black
or taken for granted in any means by using the name of GOD to upset my
fellow human beings, and I must maintain my position as a respected attorny
and a born again christain.

I am Barrister Dr Evagelist Rotimi Jacobs, of Rotimi Jacobs Chambers &
Associates, I am the legal adviser to late Mr. PARK YESOI, a very Wealthy
Korea, International Businessman and an oil marchant who owns an Oil wall
in Niger Delta region in Africa for years before he perished in a plane
crash[Korean Air Flight 801] with fewer passengers where alive as he was
travelling aboard for a business trip on August 6, 1997. For you to blelive
me, you can view this website:
www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list

As a mater of fact, both of us attend thesame church which gave me the
opportunity to become his lawyer. And this man served God as very dedicated
Christian, He dedicated his life to God but he had no child because he
decieded not to marry again after his lovely wife died on the process of
delivery whom could have been his only child.
Throughout his stay here , he devoted his wealth in helping the
lessprivilladged people arround the world. He donated sometime ago money to
some countries in African that surffered war desaster in
years back like: Togo, Gahna, somalia,Thanzania, Mali etc.
Some six months ago before his death, this man(Late Mr. Park Yesoi) called
me, and he instructed me to rewrite his (WILL) and from the WILL He
dedicated His wealth (FUND) worth $20,000,000.00m(Twenty Million United
State Dollars) deposited with(JP MORGAN TRUST SECURITY AND FINANCE
CONSULTING LTD) in London, UK. for any God ministry or private organisation
who help the orphanage homes (charitable organisations,Widows and less
priviledged children) like as if he knew he was going to die .

Pricisely, he handed all the documents for the deposite with the security
company mentioned above in my care, and authorised me as his attorny and a
man of GOD to look for Ministries or private individuals who will use the
fund for the work of God to help the orphanage homes and charity
organisation to accomplished God's work. As instructed me by Late MR. PARK
YESOI before his death. With sincerity and as indicated in the documents,
the total amount of money is $20,000,000.00m(Twenty Million United State
Dollars) deposited with(JP MORGAN TRUST
SECURITY AND FINANCE CONSULTING LTD) in London, UK.

I must also let you know that I fasted and prayed for five days in respect
of this particular project, asking God to make his choice and direct me to
an honest person or a chosen ministry around the world that will deserves
this fund by his Grace. GOD then directed me to you and I further asked God
on how to you contact and HE addressed me to search on the Internet for your
contact for you are a realiable and honest person who can use this fund as
wished by late client. I appeal
to you for the fund to be used wisely for things that will Glorify the name
of GOD and as wished by my late claint. I have just notified the Security
Company in LONDON where this fund is deposited , that I am moving the Fund
out of their care, and the security company is awaiting for my final
instruction and authority to transfer the fund .

Dear child of GOD, if you see my proposal ok and know that you will use
this fund honestly and wisely for things that will Glorify God's name, and
as wished by my late client. late Mr. Park Yesoi. Send to me all your
listed informations below immediately to proceed for the cliam.
1).Your full name and address.
2).Your Private telephone .
3).Your Age and Identification and
4) Company name and address respectively.

In receipt of your stated informations I will proceed to the court to enable
me change all the documents regards this transaction in your name and file
an application notice to security company for urgent proceeding to claim the
fund.Remain Blessed.
Yours in Christ,
Barrister Dr. Evagelist Rotimi Jacobs.


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