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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?jose=20wayas?= <josewayass2@yahoo.dk>
Reply-To: josewayas@dearriba.com
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 17:11:30 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: mail from jose wayas


Jeg har en ny e-mail-adresse!Nu kan du e-maile mig på: josewayass2@yahoo.dk

Dear Friend,


This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not met personally. My name is Jose Wayas, a business merchant in Indonesia. I was a victim of the TSUNAMI disaster that led over 174,000 people dead in Indonesia's Aceh province.


Well, I lost all my family members and was seriously injured as a result of this catastrophe ,am currently hospitalised in Germany. My illness has defiled all form of medical treatment and I only have about a few months to live according to my medical report.


I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone not even myself but my business.

But now I regret all these as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world.

Now that I know my time is near, I want to will and give most of my properties and assets to you to enhance the relief of other Asian Tsunami Victims and other charity aid. I have decided to give alms for charity aid, as I want this to be one of the last

good deeds I do on earth. But i am afraid most of these charity organisations will use it for their personal interests without someone to co-ordinate this task.


Hence, i am seeking a trust-worthy person who is able to help me carry out this great task. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this my self any more. I lost alot of money, assests, properties, etc due to this disaster.

Meanwhile, i still have $16,500,000.00 USD only) cash deposit that I have with a Financial Firm Abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it for humanitarian aid. Also, you will let them know that it is I Jose Wayas that is making this generous donations to them to serve as memorial while I was on earth. I am writing this from my laptop computer in my hospital bed

where I wait for my time to come. I pray that God uses you to support and assist me with good heart.

Also, these are the necessary criteria you have to meet before I will give you the full authority over the fund:


(a). My conviction of your transparent, honesty and diligence and you will treat this transaction as I have instructed you to do.

(b). Upon the receipt of the funds, you will promptly release $3,500,000.00 USD to charity aid to help the needy,

$11,500,000 USD will be used for investment and you will ONLY take the balance $1,500,000.00 USD for your noble assistance.

(c). You must be ready to produce me with enough information about yourself to put my mind at rest, by providing your full beneficiary name, your contact address, telephone and fax numbers for further communication.

(d) All necessary legal documentations must be undertaken before you

can have the full right over this fund and other properties which i will give to you in due course.

(e) Also, you will be entitle to 20% of the annual income of any

investment you wish to go into in order to enhance further charitable work. I would suggest that you can invest this money into stocks, properties, bonds, etc. or any lucrative business you may suggest.


I will bring you into the complete picture of the transaction when I have heard from you. Your urgent response will be highly appreciated with all your contact details.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation and Gob bless you.

Please Reply to my Alternative E-mail Address josewayas@dearriba.com

Yours faithfully,

Jose Wayas

- jose wayas


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