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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • jenyri1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jennifer" <jenycama@dugem.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jenecama@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:02:08 +0200
Subject: Hello.

Hi,
Compliments,
I come to you with a sincere heart believing in Almighty God that you will consider my plight and come to help and also benefit from me.I am Miss Jennifer Camara,first daughter of wealthy diamond merchant in Sierra Leone. My father has died and we are currently on exile in another African country.I am making this business proposal with you which I believe would be of interest to you.My late father has left with us (me and my younger brother aged 23) with substantial capital of US$7,000,000.00(Seven Million United States Dollars).I decided to travel to Senegal where my late father made the deposit and where i am currently staying.
I would appreciate it if you can help me claim this money and pay it into reliable accounts. Also, on clearing these funds if you can help us secure visas/passports to enable us move away from here to anywhere safe, I am ready to give you 25% of this funds.There is nothing complicated about this and I can send you my picture via this e-mail address.My email is jenyri1@yahoo.com
I look forward to your kind and urgent response.
Yours Sincerely,
Miss Jennifer Camara.

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