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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: "Jenneth BEKKO" <jennethbekko@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 15:05:14 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM MISS JENNETH PLS.


FROM MISS JENNETH BEKKO
IVOIRY COAST IN AFRICA.

DEAREST ONE.

GREATNG's
my NAME IS JENNETH BEKKO,A WIDOW TO LATE MR.HASSAN BEKKO,FORMER SOLE OWNER OF S.I.P.I.M COMPANY,HEAR IN IVOIRY COSAT.I AM 68YEARS OLD,SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST.FROM ALL INDICATION MY CONDITION REALY DETERIORATING AND IT'S QUITE OBVIOUS THA I WON'T LIVE MORE THAN 4 MONTH ACCORDING TO MY DOCTOR.THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TOO VERY BAD STAGE, I DONT WANT YOUR PITY BUT I NEED YOURTRUST.

MY LATE HUSBAND DIED LAST TWO YEARS FROM HEART ATTACK,AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE COULD NOT HAVE CHILD.MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY MAN OWNING A COMPANY AND AFTER HIS DEATH I WAS THE PERSON THAT INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESS AND WEALTH.MY DOCTOR ADVICE ME THAT I WILL NOT LIVE MORE THAN 4 MONTH.SO MY DEAR ONE I HAVE DECIDED TO SPREAD ALL MY WEALTH TO CONSIST MAINLY DELEVELOPED COUNTRIES THAT KNOW MORE ABOUT SHEARING WEALTH TO CHARITIES PEOPLE IN SUCH MANNER.

THE CHOOSEN COUNTRY IS AFRICA, AMERICA,ASIA,EUROPE,AUSTRALIA.AM SORRY TO ENBARRASED YOU BY MAILING YOU OK.I FOUND YOUR EMAIL FROM WEB DIRECTORY AND DECIDE TO CONTACT YOU.BUT IF BY ANY REASON YOU FIND THIS MAIL OFFENSIVE PLEASE IGNORE IT AND ACCEPT MY APOLLOGY.BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND HE WAS A BUSINESS TYCOON THE SOLE OWNER OF S.I.P.I.M COMPANY WITH OTHER SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY E.T.C.HEAR IN IVORY COAST AND HE DEPOSITED SUM OF (11.500.000 ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLAR) HERE IN ABIDJAN IVOIRY COAST.FOR SOME YEARS AGO I HAVE LEFT ALL THIS FUNNOW I NEED YOU TO COLLECT THIS FUN AND DISTRIBUTE TO THE CHARITY.

SO THAT WHEN I DIE MY SOUL CAN REST IN BOSOM OF PEACE.THE FUND WILL BE ENTIIRELY IN HANDS AND WELL MANAGEMENT.I HOPE GOD GIVE YOU THE WISDOM TO TOUCH VERY MANY LIVES,THAT IS MY MAIN CONCERN.20% PERSENT OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOUR TIME SPENT AND EFFORT WHILY THE 80% PERSENT IS FOR CHARITY.
GOD BE WITH YOU.

FROM MISS.
JENNETH BEKKO

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