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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: "jacinta ugo" <jacrollers@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:40:09 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From: Miss Jacinta Ugo


FROM: MISS JACINTA UGO
ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE.
EMAIL : JACROLLERSSS@YAHOO.COM

GOOD DAY AND HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I HOPE FINE?AFTER GOING THROUGH YOUR PROFILE ,PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF ASKING YOU TO HELP ME OUT IN WHAT I AM ABOUT TO TELL YOU. I'M JACINTA UGO (18) AND THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR. & MRS. JOHN UGO. MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT HERE IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF COTE D'IVOIRE. HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTINGS ON A BUSINESS TRIP. MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS A BABY. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON SEPT. 2004 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN, HE SECRETLY CALLED ME BY HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS THE SUM OF EIGHT MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS USD ($8.200,000) DEPOSITED ONE OF THE BIG BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE TOLD ME THAT HE USED MY NAME (JACINTA) AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO DEPOSIT THE MONEY.I HAVE SINCE LEFT THE MONEY IN THE BANK WITH THE VIEW OF MAKING USE OF IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AFTER MY EDUCATIONAL CARRIER. BUT AS YOU MAY BE ALREADY AWARE BY NOW, MY COUNTRY (COTE D'IVOIRE) IS PRESENTLY AT WAR CAUSED BY POLITICAL CRISES. REBELS HAVE ALREADY TAKEN OVER THE WHOLE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY AND MAKING EFFORTS TOWARDS THE CAPTURE OF THE COMMERCIAL CENTER OF THE COUNTRY,ABIDJAN, WHERE I AM NOW. FOR THIS URGLY DEVELOPMENT IN THIS COUNTRY,I HAVE NOW DECIDED TO TAKE QUICK ACTIONS AND HAVE THIS MONEY TRANSFERRED OUT OF THIS COUNTRY BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.I NOW WANT TO TRANSFER TO YOUR COUNTRY,BECAUSE OF THIS I AM HONORABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
(1) TO BE MY GUARDIAN AND THEN ASSIST ME TO TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
(2) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND THEN SETTLE THERE PARMANENTLY. I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU, 20 % OF THE TOTAL MONEY AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.AS SOON AS I RECIEVE YOUR FULL ASSURANCE AND CORPORATION. NO MATTER WHAT YOUR DECISION MAY TURN OUT TO BE, PLEASE I BEG YOU TO REPLY TO MY STRICTLY ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: JACROLLERSSS@YAHOO.COM
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU
BEST REGARDS,
MISS JACINTA UGO



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