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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: "Mr Jaffy" <jaffyfofana@yahoo.es> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jaffykemoko@yahoo.es
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:05:46 +0800
Subject: CONFIDENTAL !

Dear miss/sir,
For your Attention Only,

I am mr.jaffy Kemoko,A south african working with senegal branch of african development bank group as the manager.I humbly wish to seek your assistance in a matter that is very important to me which requires utmost ! urgency and confidentiality.

I want to start investment with the sum of ten million united states of america dollars in your country or any other country with good economic stability and political climate you may recomend.I shall be interested in realestates,Hotels business.Stocks and bonds or any other business you might recomend.

This money emanate after my bank was burnt down few months ago.A lot of loses were incured both in cash and documentations.Before the fire incidence,We had in cash a foreign exchange to turn of ten million united state of america dollars.The board of the bank sumorned me to account for damages.I declared that the foreign exchange was completey burnt.But the truth is that the money issave in my personal custody for obvious reasons i can not possibly place this found with established financial institutions and this requires me to urgently looking for a reliable foreigner to help move this found out of here,


Invest/Manage it for me for some time before i finally resign from my office.It is also my wish that this deal be handled as quietly as possible with out any leakage to the press.If you agress to art as a found manager for me,Then i will release the money to! you if you meet my requirements.Upon a favorable response from you i shall let you know how to receive the found.After successfull deal,Your commission shall be thirty percent of the total sum which is three million U.S.D for assistance in safely moving the money offshores of senegal.


Sixty five percent for you and five percent shall be used to re-inburse expenses you or me might incure during the transaction.you shall be entitled for an annual fourty percent of the after tax returns for the fist two years of managing my share of the deal in good business.there after the terms shall be reviewd.If you are willing to do this please indicate your interest via my mail address below!

e-mail:jaffykemoko@yahoo.es

Best Regards,

Jaffy.




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