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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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Fraud email example:

From: Mr Donald Jumah <donald_jumah5@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: donaldjumah@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:05:18 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Urgent reply needed.


Good day to you.

I am Donald Jumah the director in charge of Auditing and Accounting section of Riggs Bank Benin in West Africa,and also a special account officer of Mr. Abel Faiza, a Lebanese. He was a Seasoned Contractor with Benin Cement Company in Benin Republic., who unfortunately died in the plane crash of Union Transport Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou, Benin republic on the december 26,2003.

You will read more stories about the crash on visiting this website: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-12/26/content_293549.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm

Before his death on the 26th December 2003, Mr. Abel Faiza has a fixed deposit account with the bank and no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me that his supposed next of kin died along with him in the crash. Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.

Consequently, Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 5 weeks now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$8.9 million can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 80% to me and 20% to you.I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. All documents of transaction will be destroyed immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place.

If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly email your following information to me:

a.Complete names
b.Private telephone number
c.Private fax number
d.Private email

Until you write,have a nice day and God bless.

Sincerely,Donald Jumah.


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