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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: "1234567 1234567" <mrslaminejambakk@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:35:00 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: YOUR HELP IS NEEDED


FROM: MRS.LAMINE JAMBA=20
COTONOU REP. OF BENIN=20

MY DEAR
I AM MRS. LAMINE JAMBA, A WIDOW, THE FIRST WIFE OF ENGINEER SOLOMON=20=

JAMBA OF BULAWAYO ZIMBABWE. THIS IS MY 22 YEARS OF MARRIAGE WITH MR.=20=

SOLOMON, WHERE I AND MY ONLY SON NOW RESIDENT IN COTONOU REP. OF BENIN =
AS ASYLUM SEEKER (REFUGEE). I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH BENIN CHAMBER O=
F COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. WITH YOUR CONTACT PROFILE, I HOPE THAT YOU CAN=
TAKE CARE OF THE AMOUNT INVOLVED.
=20
I HAVE SOME HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY, WHICH I INHERITED FROM MY LATE DEAD =
HUSBAND A FEW MONTHS AGO. MY LATE HUSBAND, S TRAGEDY OCCURRED WHEN THE =
ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT TOOK OUR FARM FROM US. MY HUSBAND WAS MURDERED I=
N ZIMBABWEAN AND THE ONLY LEFT TWO WIVES, SO I AM WILLING TO LEAVE COTO=
NOU REP. OF BENIN FOR ANY PLACE ABROAD.=20
=20
MY FUND IS PRESENTLY DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY=20
WITHOUT DISCLOSING THE CONTENTS OF THE BOX TO THE SECURITY FIRM, AND I=20=

WOULD LIKE YOU TO HELP ME TRANSFER THIS MONEY OVERSEAS PENDING INVESTME=
NT.=20

THE AMOUNT DEPOSITED IS USD10.5 MILLION (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUS=
AND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN CONSIDERATION OF YOUR ASSISTANCE, MY LAWY=
ER AND I HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU, UPON ACCEPTANCE TO THIS PROPOSAL 30%=
OF THE TOTAL SUM AND 5%HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT TO COVER ALL SUNDRY EXPENS=
ES BOTH PARTIES MIGHT INCUR, LOCALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY, DURING THE CO=
URSE OF THIS TRANSACTION. AND THE REMAINING 65% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY =
ONLY SON FOR OUR LIFE=20
INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY. I WILL RELATE TO MY LAWYER PARTICULARS UPON=
RECEIPT OF YOUR APPROVAL FOR MORE INFORMATION AND FELL FREE TO ASK QU=
ESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT MY SON MR. JOHNSON JAMBA, AS OUR CONSIDER RELEV=
ANT. THROUGH HIS TELEPHONE NUMBERS THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THIS PROPOSAL=
WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED THANKS AS WE AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE VI=
A OUR PRIVATE E MAIL ACCOUNT FOR SECURITY REASON:{mrslaminejambakk@yah=
oo.com}
BEST REGARDS.
MRS.LAMINE JAMBA=20

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