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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: Jeffery Wong <mr.jeffery09@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jefferywong62@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:24:22 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Urgent Reply From Dakar


Dear,
I am Mr Jeffery wong a malaysian origin but born and live in dakar senegal west africa, i am working under west african contract panel as the chirman presently, i am writing this letter to know if you can assit me recive some of ( usd$9.4million ) which belong to late mr william an american who supose to bear his contract payment befor he died in plane crach at kenya in the year 2003, and here you can view this site to withness every thing about him, and please note that i contacted you because i dont want this money to be in africa because it dose not belong to them.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

And since then no one ask for the payment which i have recently discoverd through his contract files and i am directly incharge of this payment, of which i want to credict to your bank account since it has been long, any name comes for it will be accepted by me since i am directly incharge and its now a deal which i am going to be involved.

I want you to understand that every-thing is well planed and legaly organised and its 100% granteed, if you can assit write back with this required informations:
(A) your full name & age.
(B) your adress & your direct phone number.
(C) occupations & explain what you do for a living.

I shall present to you what we are going to do, to actaulise this operation therefor try as much as you can to provide to me the required details if you are intrested to partner with me in this deal, i look farword to to recive your esponse,thanks.

Regard
Mr jeffery w.


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