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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: joy alor <joy_alor@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 06:57:05 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: PLS. HELP ME INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY


Hello,

Please permit me to introduce myself formally as joy alor hail from
western region of darfur in sudan but presently taking refugee in ivory
coast. I do not know all about you as i am obliged to seek into the confines
of your heart and bring to your knowledge on how helpful your assistance
matters to my future.

My late father Dr. Mandey alor , former chairman board of director of national
gold and cotton corporation of sudan died as a result of power struggle
between President Umar al-Bashir and ousted parliament speaker Hasan al-Turabi,
the main ideologue of Sudan's Islamist government while my mother died as
a result of hypertention after our arrival to Ivory Coast.

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to
establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe,
one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life. There
is this family treasure box that contain's a very huge amount of eight million
U.S dollars($8,000,000.00) which my late mother deposited in a security
company here in Ivory Coast upon our arrival.

Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe
enough outside Africa due to security and political reasons.I want you to
help me claim and retrieve this family treasure box from the custody of
the security company and transfer it to your country for investment purposes
on these areas:
1) Telecommunication
2) The Transport Industry
3) Motels
4) Real Estate Management

If you can be of an assistance to me I will be pleased to offer to you 15%
Of the total fund. Note, that any delayance to reply me will give me room
in sourcing for another for the same purpose.

Best Regard
joy alor

MEANWHILE GO THROUGH THESE SITES TO BE KNOWLEDGED OF THE CRISIS IN MY COUNTRY:
www.sudan.net/news/posted/9661.html
www.sudan.net/news/posted/9080.html
www.sudan.net/news/posted/9172.html
www.sudan.net/news/posted/9142.html.



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