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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: Dani jill <danijill012@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: danijill@yahoo.ca
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:55:58 -0800 (PST)
Subject: hello


Complement to you,How are you doing today oh ! i hope all is well with you?pleases am really sorry to contact you which you didnt know me before or seen me,But i contact with tears,I lost my family all just because of War please i need you i dont want to die inside this Camp this country is a muslem Country how they treat christians in side Camp here is too painfull i dont have any one to tell my perents have died no relation no one to help me ,

My name is Dani Jill am from Liberia am 23 yrs old girl,5.4 fit tall and 45kg wieght I am the only Daughter of late( chief Dr .Johnson. J. Jill) Who really cares and love people with open mind before his death, My Dadd and Mumm was a Big Business Man In My Country (Liberia)..but was killed during the Rebel War...Which really ketp me in pains for 3years now ,Am kind,sincere,honest and social i like swiming,doncing,fun,cooking,
animals,music and travel.

All through the days before the death of my father he revealed to me about a huge sum that lodged in BANK which he deposited with my name in a BANK in Senegal ($7.5Million) which was his own share from a sale of Diamond when he was working with Gold and Diamond Company G.D.C.PLC Of Liberia,Also the Company was owning by Dr.Smort Franc he is an Amricanin artest and culture.

After the burial of my late father, I made frantic effort on the best way to handle this money, However I sincerely ask for your! Assistance to get this fund out of the BANK and your share for assisting me will be 20% of the total sum, 10% will be use for upsetting all the expenses incurred in the course of concluding this venture and the remaining 70% you will help me to invest it in your country, I want to assure you that this transactions is 100% risk free,

Actually am here with all the vital documents of these fund, like deposit certificate and death certificate of late father, also with agreement between bank of africa and my late father during the time of deposit.I may forward it upon your request.i want you to send me your pictures if you really love me and can be able to help me out i love to be with you all my life hear from you soon.
Take care with love and kissss.
Dani Jill.

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