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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: Jessy Lopez <lopez13jessy@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jessylopez2002@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 07:15:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dear Assistance


11, Northumberland Avenue

London, SWE 5BX

United Kingdom.

Oxford Security Company.



I am Miss Jessy Lopez a secretary to Mr Robert Adams the managing director of oxford security company London . This might come to you as a load of bullshit but if only you could give a second thought to it and look at it as a great opportunity for the three parties involved.We got your contact through your country chamber of Commerce and because of our desires to invest in capital market / other valuable business in your country, like Telecommunication or real estate.



Mr Michael Joseph was a Civil Staff working under United States Marine Corps operating with the Engineering Military Dept Unit in Baghdad, Iraq. He and his colleague were trying to siphon the huge some of $65 Million US dollars which they have succeeded in transfering from a financier house in Baghdad to Oxford Security Company London . Last week a Letter of Authority came from the Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) instructing our company to freeze the account of Mr Michael and pay-in every dime to a given account.



Mr Michael deposited this fund on the 30th of April 2007 in two different names, Mr Michael Joseph and Mr Adrain Boyd. Right now, since the FBI gave an order to freeze His account the managing director had decided to freeze the account that was deposited in his real name and declared the other account as an account of a late client. In this case there will be no hint of trace since the fund was not deposited in his real name.



Right now this fund is to be moved out of this company within fourteen working days from today and these are my boss comments;



1. Can you stand as a relative to Mr Adrain Boyd?

2. Will you welcome my secretary so as to recieve the fund in your country?

3. Are you ready to sign a Memorandum of Association with me on 23% of the total Twenty Four Million Dollars?

4. Can you keep this as a private issue?

5. Give me a call on my office telephone number for concrete information on how you are to proceed further; +44-703-189-5145 from 8.00am-6.00pm Monday-Friday London time. You can as well get me on this phone number; +44-703-590-0718 (24 hours of the week).

6. All CoCoy documents will be given to you so as to back you up when applying as a relative before the company here in London.



Below is the web link given by the FBI to nprove that millions of dollars were truely missing in Baghdad , Iraq ;



<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm>

Send instant message to jessylopez2002@yahoo.com

Best Wishes

Miss Jessy Lopez

Oxford Security Company

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