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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • d_jajar@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "suz_jajar@terra.es" <suz_jajar@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 09:41:24 +0100 (MET)
Subject: YOUR KIND ATTENTION, PLEASE.



DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I AM MRS. SUZANNE JAJAR, AND MY ONLY SON IS DAVID. WE ARE FROM FREE-TOWN, SIERRA-LEONE.

AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, OUR COUNTRY SIERRA-LEONE IS JUST RECOVERING FROM OVER TEN YEARS BLOODY CIVIL WAR. WHICH LEFT IT DEVASTATED AND COMPLETELY RUINED.

SO WE CONTACT YOU TO SEEK YOUR INTEREST AND COOPERATION AS OUR FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER. TO INVEST OUR FAMILY INHERITANCE FUNDS TOTALING US$18M IN YOUR COUNTRY. AS A JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP BUSINESS BETWEEN YOU AND US.

OR YOU ASSIST US SECURE OUR FUNDS IN YOUR COUNTRY. THEN YOU WOULD BE ENTITLED TO SOME PERCENTAGE REWARDS.

WE INHERITED THE FUNDS US$18M FROM MY LATE HUSBAND, CHIEF (DR.) JOHNSON JAJAR, A FORMER CABINET MINISTER WHO WAS KILLED IN THE CIVIL WAR IN OUR COUNTRY.

I HOPE THIS BUSINESS WOULD INTEREST YOU, THEN REPLY, OR CALL ME IMMEDIATELY ON: +233-24-4068840 FOR MORE DETAILS OF THE TRANSACTION.

YOU CAN ALSO REPLY THROUGH MY SON DAVID'S EMAIL: d_jajar@yahoo.com

LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT REPLY.

BEST REGARDS,
MRS. SUZANNE JAJAR.





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