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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: "jakins" <jakins_webo@excite.com>
Reply-To: jakins_webo@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:58:20 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: PLEASE URGENT REPLY










DEAR FRIENDI APOLOGIZE IF THE CONTENTS IN THIS MAIL ARE CONTRARY TO YOUR MORALETHICS,WHICH I FEEL MAY BE OF GREAT DISTURBANCE TO YOUR PERSONAL LIFE, BUTPLEASETREAT WITH ABSOLUTE SECRECY AND PERSONAL. I PRAY THAT THIS EMAILREACHES YOUIN THE BEST OF HEALTH.I AM MR JAKINS WEBO, THE CHIEF AUDITOR, WITH AFRICAN DEVELOPEMENT BANKNIGERIABRANCH, REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS ENGR RON MORRIS, WITHHISENTIRE FAMILY WERE AMONG THE VICTIMS OF DECEMBER 25, 2003 AIR-CRASH.FORMORE ABOUT THE AIR CRASH YOU CAN VISIT THE CNN WEB NEWS FOR THETRAGEDY.HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/2003/WORLD/AFRICA/12/26/BENIN.CRASH/BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE HAS AN ACCOUNT WITH US VALUED AT EIGHTEEN MILLION,USDOLLARS ( $USD47.000.000).ACCORDING TO THE NIGERIA LAW, AT THEEXPIRATION OFTHREE YEARS IF NOBODY APPLIES TO CLAIM THE FUNDS A GRACE OF THRITY (30)DAYSWILL BE GIVEN BEFORE THE MONEY WILL REVERT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THENIGERIAGOVERNMENT.MY PROPOSAL IS THAT I WILL LIKE YOU AS A FOREIGNER TO STAND IN AS THENEXTOF KIN
OR DISTANT COUSIN FOR US TO CLAIM THIS MONEY, SO THAT THE FRUITSOFTHIS OLD MAN'S LABOUR WILL NOT GET INTO THE HANDS OF SOME CORRUPTGOVERNMENTOFFICIALS WHO WILL LATER USE THE MONEY TO SPONSOR WAR IN AFRICA ANDKILLINNOCENT CITIZENS IN THE SEARCH FOR POLITICAL POWERPLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEM AS MY BANK HAS MADE ALLEFFORTTHROUGH TO REACH FOR ANY RELATION BUT ALL WAS FRUITLESS.MY POSITION ASTHECHIEF AUDITOR IN THIS BANK GUARANTEES THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THIS(DEAL) TRANSACTION.THIS MONEY WILL BE SHARED ON AGREED PERCENTAGE WHICH MUST BE WRITTEN INTHEAGREEMENT OF PERSONAL TRUSTEESHIP,ONCE THE FUNDS IS TRANSFERRED TO YOURACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANYWHERE ELSE.IF NOT INTERESTED PLEASE DISTROY THE MAIL BECAUSE OF THECONFIDENTIALITYATTACHED TO IT.I PROMISE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE DONE UNDER ALEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT BOTH OF US FROM ANY BREACH OFTHELAW.AWAITING YOUR SOONEST RESPONSE.BEST REGARDS.MR JAKINS WEBO(CHIEF AUDITOR)



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