419 scam: "Jessica Hammed" <j_hammed01@latinmail.com> FROM :JESS HAMMED.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jess_2hammed@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jessica Hammed" <j_hammed01@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:22:33 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM :JESS HAMMED.

FROM .MISS.JESS HAMMED
ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIER
WEST AFRICA
CALL ME ON 22508842533

NOTE:PLEASE KINDLY REPLY ME WITH THIS MY DIRECT EMAIL (jess_2hammed@yahoo.fr )

DEAR, I AM MISS.JESS HAMMED.THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE MR AND MRS. ADAMS HAMMED.

PLEASE AND PLEASE DO NOT BE EMBARASED,I AM SEEKING
YOUR ATTENTION TO HELP ME TRANSFER THE SUM OF
($7.5,000,000,00 US DOLLARS)SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE AMERICAN DOLLARS. IN YOUR ACCOUNT.PLEASE IT IS MORE THAN URGENT,
MOREOVER, DEAR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

THANKS,

JESS HAMMED (jess_2hammed@yahoo.fr )

I WAIT FOR YOUR CALL.

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