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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: "Mr. Jenif Lio" <jeniflio4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jeniflio@myway.com
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:09:03 +0000
Subject: Confirm this ASAP.

FROM: JENIF LIO
GROUP AUDIT FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DIVISION
ALPHA BANK LONDON 66 Cannon Street, London EC4N.

RE:TRANSFER OF 36,759,000.00 MILLION POUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT. IN ORDER TO
TRANSFER OUT (THIRTY SIX MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE THOUSAND
POUNDS STERLINGS) FROM OUR BANK HERE IN LONDON. THE FUND FOR TRANSFER IS OF
CLEAN ORIGIN. THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS A FOREIGNER, a program leader
who was believed to acquire the fund through his secret Crude Oil deal with
the Former IRAQI Government. The deceased died with all the members of his
family in an auto- accident in JUNE 23, 1999 without
a WILL. The amount involved is [36, 759,000.00 POUNDS STERLINGS].

I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T
KNOW ANY FOREIGNER WHOM I CAN TRUST, I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO
YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OURSELVES BEFORE, BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS
REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS. I AM CONTACTING YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NOT
LET ME DOWN ONCE THE FUND GOES INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

At first I will like to assure you that this transaction is 100% risk and
trouble free to both parties.

Let me hear from you URGENTLY by Email me for more detail.

Regards,
Jenif Lio.

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