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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: "Princess Liliy" <princessliliyb005@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: princessliliyb004@myway.com
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 18:53:03 -0700
Subject: Hello my dear,

Hello my dear,
I'm delighted and honourd writing this letter to you
and I hope and pray that you be the honest person that
will bring meaning into my life because I believe that
is going to mark the beginning of our never-ending
relationship.

I am Princess Irene Ousmik Jammeh from Gambia,a female
student from University of Gambia Banjul the only
child of late king Ousman Jammeh.Am 24 yrs old and am
just like any person who can be caring, loving and
home oriented despite the fact that I am from royal
family.

I will love to have a long-term relationship with you
and to know more about you. I would like to build up a
solid foundation with you in time coming if you can be
able to help me in this transaction.

Well, my father died earlier seven months ago and left
I behind. He was a king, which our town citizens
titled him over eighteen years before his death. I was
a princess to him and I am the only child and the only
person who can take care of his wealth now because my
mother died fourteen years ago during the birth of my
only brother Jallow who equally died after few hours
he was delivered.

My father left the sum of USD,($7.8 M) (SEVEN MILLION
EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS,)in a finance
company. This money was annually paid into my late
fathers account from Shell petroleum development
company (spdc) and chevron oil company operating in
our locality for the compensation of youth and
community development in our jurisdiction.

I don‘t know how and what I will do to invest this
money somewhere in abroad, so that my father‘s kindred
will not take over what belongs to my father and our
family,which they were planning to do without my
consent because I am a female as stated by our culture
in the town.

I am ready to pay 20% of the total amount to you if
you help me in this transaction and i have maped out
5% for any expencies that you may encounter during the
transfer process,and another 10% interest of
Annual Income to you for handling this transaction for
me which you will strongly have absolute control over.

If you can handle this project sincerely and also
willing to assist me in transfering this fund to your
bank account in your country, kindly reach me.I want
you to know much about me so that we can achieve this
together.I will send my photographs and phone number
as soon as i hear from you,you can reach me through my
private email; princessililiy005@yahoo.com

Yours sincerely,
Princess Irene Liliy



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