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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: Jean Arizapa <jean_a00062@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <jean_arizapa2009@ozu.es>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 13:54:01 +0200
Subject: FROM MRS JEAN ARIZAPA



FROM MRS JEAN ARIZAPA
MY NAME IS MRS JEAN ARIZAPA a widow,I am married to Mr.Yoko Arizapa who worked at embassy here in london for nine years before he died in 26th August 2006. We were married for seven years without a child. he died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.Before his death we were living together in good harmony. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum ofUSD$4.2Million (four Million Two hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) in one good Bank here in LONDON. Presently,this money is still with the Bank here in london. The reason why i need a trust worthy person help, is because I have been diagnosed with blood high pressure for the past year now since after the date of my lovely husband, and the money he deposited for onward transfer to foreign business partner.
My purpose of contacting you is that i need you to help me receive this money in your Country for the business investment with you.So that you can invest the money and take care of the nvestment.Please if you are interested and willing to receive this amount for theinvestment,kindly write me as soon as possible.my private email: jean_arizapa2009@ozu.es

So that i will give you the contact of the bank for the bank to transfer the money to your account.I will offer you 35% OF THE TOTAL MONEY, THEN 3% WILL GO TO THE CHARITY HOME'S such as: widows and orphan's.
I WILL SEND YOU MY PASSPORT WITH PASSPORT NUMBER FOR IMPORTANT VERIFICATION,ONCE YOU REPLY ME.
ALSO SEND ME YOUR INFORMATIONS SUSH AS:
1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2)YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND FAX.
3)YOUR DIRECT HOME ADDRESS.
Thanks and May God Bless.Yours Sincerely.MRS JEAN ARIZAPA

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DE SRA JEAN ARIZAPA
Me LLAMO a SRA JEAN ARIZAPA una viuda, yo soy casado al Sr.Yoko Arizapa que trabajó en embajada aquí en Londres durante nueve años antes él se murió en agosto vigésimo sexto 2006. Fuimos casados durante siete años sin un niño. él se murió después de que una enfermedad breve que durara para sólo cuatro días.antes su muerte que convivíamos en la armonía buena.
Cuándo mi difunto marido estuvo vivo que él depositó la suma ofUSD$4.2Million (cuatro millones doscientos mil EE.UU. Los dólares) en un Banco bueno aquí en LONDRES. Actualmente, este dinero es todavía con el Banco aquí en Londres.
La razón por qué yo necesito una confianza ayuda digna de persona, es porque he sido diagnosticado con sangre la presión alta por el año pasado ahora desde que después de la fecha de mi marido encantador, y del dinero que él depositó para adelante transferencia al socio extranjero del negocio.
Mi propósito de contactarle es que yo le necesito ayudarme recibo este dinero en su País para la inversión con usted.para que usted puede invertir el dinero y cuidar del nvestment.por favor si usted es interesado y dispuesto a recibir esta cantidad para la inversión, bondadoso me escribe tan pronto como posible.mi privado correo electrónico: jean_arizapa2009@ozu.es
Para que yo le daré el contacto del banco para el banco a transferir el dinero a su cuenta.yo le ofrecerá 35% DEL DINERO TOTAL, ENTONCES 3% IRA AL HOGAR de la CARIDAD tal como: viudas y huérfano.
Yo LE MANDARE MI PASAPORTE CON el NUMERO de PASAPORTE PARA la COMPROBACION IMPORTANTE, UNA VEZ QUE USTED ME CONTESTA.
MANDEME TAMBIEN SUS INFORMACIONES SUSH COMO:
1) SU NOMBRE Y APELLIDOS.
2) SU NUMERO DE TELEFONO Y el FAX.
3) SU DOMICILIO PARTICULAR DIRECTO
Gracias y mayo Dios Bendicen. Suyo Sinceramente. SRA JEAN ARIZAPA
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