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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: <christeljean02@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 19:44:21 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From : Miss Christel Jean

Abidjan, Ivory Coast
West Africa.
Private e-mail: christeljean2@yahoo.com

Dearest One,

It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country, Though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life.

My name is Christel Jean the only daughter of late Mr.and Mrs. Lambert Jean. My father was former director genearal GOLD/ DIAMOND mining field Kono district sierra-lone West African also a very wealthy Coccoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory coast West African, my father was
poisoned to death by his business associates during one of their outings on a business trip .

My mother died when I was just a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on June 2004 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of seven million,five hundred thousand United State Dollars
($7.500,000,00 US ) left in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan,that he used my name as his only daughter for the next of Kin and beneficiary in depositing of the funds. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business
associates.

Due to the insesant political crisis that is happening here and my father enemies are runing after my life in order to kill me now I decieded to leave this country and invest this funds in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security purposes. Please I want you to help me
to transfer this fund into your country for investment purposes on the followings below:

Telecommunication
International School
Five star hotel
and you will also help me get a good school where i will continue my educational carrier.

If you can be of an assistance to me I will be pleased to offer you 20% Of the total fund. Please reply me through my private email (christeljean2@yahoo.com)

Thank you and God bless you.

Sincerely yours

Miss Christel Jean




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