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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: sarah sarah <sarahyormie13@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:33:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Sara Yormie


Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting my fund from London Bank with the cooperation of a new partner from London,the contacts of my new partner was given by my Pastor Jecobs James

Presently I am in London Uk for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in retrieving my inheritage from Bank in London Uk despite that it failed us some how.

Now you should contact the Revrend, Pastor Jecobs In Dakar-Senegal, he is the person that conneted me to the good business man that helped me,
Rervened Pastor Jecobs James he was the only person who help during the time i was suffering in Senegal, till my new partner come down here in Dakar Senegal.

Name : Revrend, Pastor Jecobs-James
Email: pastorsjecobs@yahoo.com
Address 143 Potte doie bulders Dakar
Tel : 221.366 50 84

I wrote a cheque with your name,, contact Pastor Jecobs Immediately you receive this message,, then you will advise him to send the cheque of $300,000USD (Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars) that I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempt to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.. So as soon as you receive and have the money in your hands contact so we share the joy together,, feel free and get in touch with the Revrend, Pastor Jecobs and instruct him where to send the cheque to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects, which the new partner and I are having at hand.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the Revrend, Pastor Jecobs on your behalf for you to receive that cheque, so feel free to get in touch with - Revrend, Pastor Jecobs, and he will send the amount to you without any delay.

With best love...
yormie



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