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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: jennimar foraza <jenforawilliams12@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <jnimar777@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:14:31 +0200
Subject: From Miss Jennimar foraza A.Williams



From Miss Jennimar foraza A.WilliamsAssistance Project.Cote d' Ivorie Abidjan west Africa Confidential business, Dearest one , Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into businessrelationship with you. i got your contact from a search for a trustworthy personwho can help me safe guide this money knowing fully well thatmy life and future solely depends on this money. i selected your email among other's due to it's esteemingnature and the recommendations given to me as a reputableand trustworthy person I can do business with and by theirrecommendations i must not hesitate to confide in you forthis simple and sincerity. I am Miss Jennimar Foraza A. Williams ,the only death of late Mr and Mrs charity w. Foraza my father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in Abidjan, the economic capital of ivory coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business. my mother died when I was 2 years old on the 21st October 1986,my father took me so special because i am motherless. Before the death of my father on 7th November 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan. he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of us$5,500,000 (Five Million five hundred thousand, united states dollars) left in a suspense account in a local bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his only child for the next of kin in deposit of the fund. he also explained to me that it was because of this wealththat he was poisoned by his business 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 honourably seeking your assistance in the followingways.1)to provide a bank account where this money would betransferred to,2)to serve as the guardian of this fund since i am a girl of 23 years old.3)to make arrangement for me to come over to your countryafter the money has been transferred. Moreover, I am willing to offer you 25% of the total sum and 5% for the expenses as the compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated bank account overseas there.Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assistingme signify of the type of the entrustment which you can be assist me. 1) Your full name: ___________________________2) your address: _______________________________3) your Tele number: ________________________4) your fax number: __________________________5) the name of the closest airport to your city ofresidence: _____________________7) your age: __________________________Thanks you,best regardsMiss Jennimar Foraza A.Williams
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