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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: "rotimi jacobs" <drrotimi_jacobs@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristerjrotimi@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 01:44:12 +0000
Subject: REMAIN BELESSED|||.

>From Desk
Barrister Dr. Evagelist Rotimi Jacobs
Manchester Road East,
Little Hulton, Manchester, M_381
U k London.

Dearest In Christ,
I am Barrister Dr. Evagelist Rotimi Jacobs. I am a British citizen and the
foreign legal advicer/assistance to Late Mr. PARK YESOI, a very Wealthy
Korea, International Businessman who base in London but owns an Oil wall
in Niger Delta region of Nigeria in Africa.
Unfortunately this prominent man perished in a plane crash[Korean Air
Flight 801] with fewer passengers where alive as he was travelling 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 matter of fact, the man Late Mr. Park Yesoi deposited some money
worth #5,000,000.00m(Five Million British pound stelling) with a Security
Company in London, UK called(JP MORGAN TRUST SECURITY AND FINANCE CONSULTING
LTD). He asked me to WILL the fund to one Miss Luth Jones his girl friend a
citzen of Italy. He warned me never to review it to any of his family most
expecially the wife.

Pricisely, he handed over every documents for the deposite of the fund with
the security company to me, and authorised me to keep it pending when the
WILL be read open. 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 #5,000,000.00m(Five Million British pound stelling) deposited with JP
MORGAN TRUST SECURITY AND FINANCE CONSULTING LTD in London, UK.

Now,I need your assistance in the following area. I have with me the
documents and information of the WILL which Late Mr. Park Yesoi secretly
deposited with only me knowing about it, even the the girl friend is not
awear of it for now.
I have discuss this vividly with the director of the Security Company where
this money was deposited leting him to know my plans towards the fund since
the person the money is WILL to is not a member of the late mr.Park Yesoi
family and the director advice me to look for another person whom the name
will be changed to all the document and the person is ready to claim the
money on our behalf and after which we can share the money as follows:
You are going to get 30% of the total money, while another 30% will go to
the director of the company for his participation. the remaining 40% will be
for me.

I will appreciate if you will keep everything about this transaction to
yourself. and if you are not interested in it, pls delete the message and
pretends as if nothing happens.
But if you wish to assist me in this venture do pls send your reply
with the following data to enable me commence the process immediately:

1) Your full name and contact Address
2) Your age and Occupation
3) The scanned copy of you international passport or driving license

The transaction will not go beyond 12 working days based on your utmost
cooperation and devotion.
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Thanks
Dr. Rotimi Jacobs. ESQ


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