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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: jerry joseph <jerryjoseph13ph@yahoo.pl>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:44:13 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: TRUST From your beloved brother Jerry and family


FROM: Jerry Joseph
ABIDJAN COTE D’IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA

Dear Beloved One,
It is my pleasure to write you, pending on this business proposal. It may be strange to you of whom I am and how I got your contact. However, I am Jerry Joseph a citizen of republic of Sierra- Leone. Also I am the accountant general / treasurer of the then republic of Sierra- Leone I am 40 years old of age and happily married. I got your contact through a reliable and a confident source with pleasant motives which I shall reveal to you as soon as you are interested to know.
As you must have heard about my country (Sierra-Leone) and the serious suffering for humanity and the national unrest killing and hostility in the hands of the rebels this event have caused much more death and destruction of properties in the country. As a matter of fact my people have become emergency refugees in other Africa countries. Consequently I am badly affected because the rebels needed my assistance and co-operation by releasing the national treasury
department to them which I Strictly refused their entry. Therefore out of my four children two was kidnapped including my father and they were eventually killed by the rebels. Further more, all my investments and other asst were burst to pieces. Even my life and my wife and rest of my family are in danger. But it was not only me in the government facing this hard time, all top the
government official were also maltreated after all these, I patiently continued but I now see it necessary to quit Africa with my family since the trouble never make any step of reconciliation and Africa continent is very unreliable now as there’s political and ethnic war in every part. Presently, I am taking refugee with my family in Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire under the United Nations refugee umbrella. Unfortunately Côte d’Ivoire is Having political unrest and many equally burst to pieces soonest, so I am tired and sincerely need your support and assurance to invest wisely and relocate to your country through your productive ideas and qualities. I have $5.5 million US dollar to be invested in your country though your support and this existing amount is right safe and presently not in SIERRA LEONE but lodge in the custody of a security and finance company some where around west Africa region which I may disclosed to you as soon as I receive your complacence. I would
be contented to have your private contact for security reasons and I am very optimistic to release a reasonable percentage of this amount to you for your assistance. I anticipate your speedy response remain.
Please kindly contact me immediately you receive this message through my electronic
box .
Yours sincerely.
Jerry Joseph



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