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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: Romeo Jones <romeojones0_3@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <romeojones0_2@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 17:12:27 +0200
Subject: Romeo and Shara Jones



Romeo and Shara JonesAbidjan, Cote d' IvoireWest- AfricaAlternative email address: romeojones0_2@yahoo.fr
Dear,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of entering into buisinessrelationship with you. I have gone throw your profile and prayed over it contacting you due to it's esteeming nature. As a reputable and trustworthy person I can do buisiness with and I want to confide in you for this simple and sincere buisiness. I am Romeo Jones the son of late Mr. David Jones, my father was a verywealthy cocoa merchant based in abidjan, The capital of Cote d' Ivoire before he was poisoned to death by his buisiness associates, On one of there outing to discuss on a buisiness deal. When my mother died. My father took me so special because I am motherless. Before the death of my father in a private hospital here in abidjan. He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of US$5,000 000 (Five million, united states dollars) Left with a bank here in abidjan.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his buisiness associates, That I should seek for A foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose. ( Such as real estate management ). I am honourable seeking your assistance in the following ways : First to stand as my late father's foreign buisiness partner oversea, so that the bank will transfer the money to you in your country, because my father and the bank agreed that the money will be transferred abroad to my father's buisness partner oversea that, was why I contacted you to stand as my late father's buisiness partner so that the bank will transfer the money to you.
When the money its transferred into your account you make arrangement for I and my younger sister to come over your country, To further our education to invest the money in your advice, And to live there in your country with you since nobody is taken care of us here in our country since the death of our parents.Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% twenty percent of the total sum as compensation for your effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated account overseas. Further more, You can indicate your option towards assisting me by sending to us your telephone/fax number, Contact address, Full name so that we can be able to communicate with you at any time. I will appreciate you send me an email. I am waiting to hear from you soon. Please do hurry to assist us now that this country is in politicalproblems, We urgently need your kind assistance.
Thanks and God BlessRomeo and Shara Jones.
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