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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: judith johnson <judith3_johnson@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 11:36:04 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Dearest One,


Dearest One,

This is about my lifestory, i want to disscus with you concern my suitation here in westafrica and i will like you to have mercy upon me and my spirit told methat you in position to help me out and i know my good GOD will reward you.

My name isMiss Judith Johnson from Abidjan in CoteDivore of west africa and also theonly daughter of late Mr/Mrs Emanuel Johnson. My father and mother were verywealthy farmers and cocoa merchant when they were both alive.

After the death of my mother, long ago, my father was controlling theirbusiness untill he was poisoned by his business associates which hesuffered and died.

Before the death of my father on September2004 in a private hospital here in Abidjan where he was admitted, Hesecretly called me his bed side and disclosed to me about the sum ofThree million two hundred thousand US dollars . USD ($11.2million ) heleft in suspense account in one of the bank here in Abidjan , it was themoney he intended to transfer overseas for investment before he waspoisoned.

After the death of my father i went to the banks towithdraw money from this fund and that is the day i saw the bankdirector face to face and he told me the condition deposit and theagreement signed by my late father when was alive .

He told me thatmy father deposited this money for unward transfer to his foreignaccount for his company project oversea and had agreement with them that the money will not be withrawn here until it gets to his foreignaccount in oversea, before he died, he advice me to look for a foriegneror a foriegn account where the bank can transfer the money so that I canbe able to make use of it.

After my father's burial, my uncles tookall his properities and threw me out, i am a girl of 20 years old andneeded help or someone to take care of me in this condition, I ran to achurch premises and explain the matter to the church pastor and his wifeand they accepted me to stay with them for some time, that is where i amstay presently.

In all the properties of my late father ,this fundis the only thing i have now because my father used my name as the nextof kin to the fund, this why i have every power to find any person toaccept this money into his or her account.

Now i want you to help meby accepting this nomey into your account in your country so that i willcome over there to continue my education and invest with the money inany lucritive business you know very well . Please if you are willing toassist me i will offer you 25% of the total money

As soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your interest to assist me to successfully transfer the money into your nominated account,Then we shall move into the transfer process as i will be giving you the bank contact where my late father deposited the money.

Please contact me with email box(judith8_johnson@mail.ru)

Best regards from,
Miss Judith Johnson.



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