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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: purity jones <purity00_jones@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:08:58 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME


Dear One,

I am Miss. Purity Jones, 23 years of age from South Pacific Ocean in Solomon Island and I am the only child of Eng. Michael Jones who was into Oil, Gold and Diamond business partnership. My mother died when I was 2 years old, since then my father was the one caring for me like a mother and at the same time as a father. Before the death of my father he told me secretly that he deposited One Security Trunk Box which contains $6.2Million USD in a SECURITY SAFE KEEPING HOUSE in IVORY COAST which he decleared as a family Valueables just for the Security and Safty of the funds because he wanted to transfer the Trunk Box containing the $6.2Million USD to Solomon Island through DIPLOMATIC TRANSFER SERVICE before his suden death occured. My late father gave me all the detailed information of the Security Trunk Box before his suden death as I am the Beneficiary Next of Kin of the Trunk Box, My late beloved father warned me to keep the secret within myself as no one else knows
about it.

Since the suden death of my father his business partners and relatives took over all properties without caring as I am on a sick bed because of cancer and does not hear with my two ears, every one of them diserted me, no one love or cares for me as they don't know about this funds my late father deposited in my name as the Beneficiary Next of Kin. Now I want to have a good hearted foreign family that can be able to love me and care for me as their own child. If your family will agree to take me, love me and care for me as mothers and fathers cares for their child I will let you have the $6.2Million USD from the WEST JOINT EXECUTIVE DIPLOMATIC SECURITY SAFE KEEPING HOUSE in IVORY COAST to your country. I will give you more details and every information on how to retrieve the fund if you will agree to take me, love me and care for me like your own child. Please keep this information secret even if you are not interested to have me in your family.So contact me with this
email below : purity00_jones@yahoo.com

I am looking forward to hear from you soonest.

Best regards to you and your family.
Miss. Purity Jones.


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