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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: "lillian dojo" <lillian_dojo@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:50:37 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM LILLIAN DIJO


MY NAME IS LILLIAN DOJO, I AM FROM ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVORIE. WEST AFRICA.

I AM IN NEED OF A PERSON OR COUPLE WHO WILL ACCOMMODATE OR ADOPT ME AS=

PART OF HIS OR HER FAMILY. I AM THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF MY LATE PARENTS
CHIEF AND MRS LILLIAN DOJO. I AM 21YEARS OLD. MY FATHER WAS A POTENTIAL=

GOLD DEALER DURING HIS LIFE TIME BEFORE HE MET HIS SUDDEN DEATH. HE WAS=

POISONED TO DEATH BY HIERED KILLERS ON 29TH NOVEMBER, 2003. MY MOTHER
DIED OF BREAST CANCER IN 1992 WHEN I WAS STILL AT A TENDER AGE.

BUT BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY LATE FATHER IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE HE
TOLD ME HE DEPOSITED WITH THE RUSSIAN SECURITY COMPANY A CONSIGNMENT BO=
X
WORTH OF $8,000 000 ( EIGHT MILLION USD ) AND THAT HE USED MY NAME AS
HIS NEXT OF KIN. THAT HE IS DYING BECAUSE OF HIS WEALTH AS HIS ENEMIES
DON'T WANT HIM TO LIVE SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE FREE BUSINESS MONOPOLY.

AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, I WAS CONSULTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL
RUSSIAN SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE TELLING ME THAT MY FATHE=
R
HAD A CONSIGNMENT BOX OF FAMILY TREASURE DEPOSITED WITH THEM WITH MY NA=
ME
AS HIS NEXT OF KIN.=20

THE COMPANY BELONGS TO THE RUSSIANS. I WANT A SINCERE AND RELIABLE
PERSON OR COUPLE WHO WILL ADOPT ME AS PART OF HIS OR HER FAMILY AND HEL=
P ME
RETRIEVE THIS CONSIGNMENT BOX FROM THE RUSSIAN COMPANY. I HAVE EVERY
EVIDENCE CONCERNING THE CONSIGNMENT BOX WITH ME.

SINCE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER I HAD BEEN TAKING REFUGE UNDER A PASTOR
AND HIS WIFE. ( PASTOR DAVID NGUESSAN AND HIS WIFE ) I WANT SOMEONE THA=
T
WILL ACCOMMODATE OR ADOPT ME TO HELP ME LEAVE THIS PLACE.=20

I WANT TO LEAVE THIS PLACE BECAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR GOING ON HERE. I
DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY LIFE OR MY INHERITANCE EITHER TO THE REBELS OR MY=

LATE FATHER'S ENEMIES. AGAIN THE PASTOR THAT HAS BEEN HARBOURING ME IN
HIS FAMILY IS DUE TO BE TRANSFERED TO DARFUR IN SUDAN FOR HIS MISSIONAR=
Y
ASSIGNMENT. HOW UNFORTUNATE IT IS FOR ME NOT TO GO WITH HIM AS THE
SITUATION IN DARFUR IS VERY DEADLY BECAUSE OF HEAVY WAR THERE.

THESE ARE THE AREAS I NEED YOUR HELP;

1) AFTER GETTING THE CONSIGNMENT BOX RETRIEVED FROM THE RUSSIAN COMPANY=

AND DELIVERED TO YOU OVER THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY, YOU WILL TAKE MONEY
FROM THE BOX AND THEN SEND ME TO COME OVER.

2) YOU WILL HELP ME GET RESIDENCE PERMMIT WHILE I CONTINUE WITH MY
EDUCATION OVER THERE.

3) WHEN I COME OVER WE ARE TO MAKE PROPER INVESTMENT WITH THE MONEY .
AND FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND IMPUTS YOU ARE TO INDICATE THE PERCENTAGE OF
THE TOTAL MONEY THAT WILL BE OKEY FOR YOU.=20

NOTE THAT WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO ME IS NOT ACTUALLY THE MONEY AFTER=

ALL, I AM ONLY A GIRL OF 19YEARS. BUT I WANT MY LIFE AND MY
INHERITANCE SAFE AND USEFUL. I WANT TO FEEL AT HOME SOMEWHER, FEEL BE=
LONGED TO A FAMILY AND BEEING CARED FOR. I NEED A KIND OF REPLACEMENT =
FOR MY LOST
PARENTS. LET ME TASTE THE JOY OF A FAMILY FOR ONCE. I REALLY NEED TO BE=

HELPED FORGET THE AGONY OF MY PAST AS IT REGARDS TRAGEDIES THAT BEFELL
ON MY FAMILY.=20

HAVE A NICE DAY AND REMAIN BLESSED AS YOU EXTEND YOUR HELPING HANDS TO
A NEEDY FELLOW.
LILLIAN DOJO.

Las m=E1s bellas del planeta, en Miss Mundo 2007 http://www.starmedia.c=
om/entretenimiento/especiales/misses.html

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