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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: "Cole Chambers" <davidcole05@hotmail.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: davidcole04@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:34:10 +0000
Subject: Urgent Notification Received Your Donation

ATTN: Dear Sir/Madam,
GIFT OF LATE MRS ROSA FELICIA A.JALLOW WIFE OF LATE RTD COLONEL MICHEAL EDWARD JALLOW NOW DECEASED.
Greetings to you all in good faith as I do hope that this notification reaches you in this joyous time of the year. this is a letter of contract appointment to notify your organization of a bequest gift made to your organization by my late client Mrs Rosa Felicia jallow.
The above name late Mrs Rosa Felicia Jallow is a British American lawfully married to a Gambian in USA were they met. Before she died , she made her final will and bequest gift and your organization is one of the beneficiaries of her will.
In accordance with paragraph 9(ii) of her last testamentary disposition as directed by her, the late Mrs Rosa jallow gave a sum of $500,000 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) to your organization as a gift for your effort in your charity trust.
This is as regards the distribution of all sums standing in her name in her USD$(DOLLAR) savings and current account with international Islamic bank SN situated at the neighboring country Dakar Senegal.
international Islamic bank SN
1 PLACE DE INDEPENDENCE
BP 129 DAKAR, SENEGAL
The will of late Rosa Felicia jallow was read on this day MONDAY 4TH OF APRIL 2007. in front of her family at the high court of BANJUL, PROBATE DIVISION GAMBIA
And hence fort ready for execution.
Sir the first executor of this will Barrister Philip Clark died by motor accident in the course of executing the will, so i have to take over from him as the second named executor if ,as the second executor trustee i found that my life was being treaten by people I suspect to be from the jallow family, reason being that I have refuse their intrest of withdrawing the gift made to your organization. They have decided to claim and sit on this money, but since Its my duty and legal obligation to execute my clients will without fear or prejudice I have decided to contact your organization and have the money released to you knowing fully well that you will compensate me reasonably.
Due to the Nature of my job, i will not want to make any mistake in Releasing this Funds to anyone except you whom is the Recognized Bonafide Beneficiary to this Funds.
I arrived Dakar Senegal 3 days ago , am presently lodging in a guesthouse and I have dully submitted your file to the bank(international Islamic bank Dakar Senegal).
For your kind information, do not reveal this information to any institution or body until you are in receipt of the money, reason being that the jallow family will not attack me in here in Dakar as I am assisting your organization out of the knowledge of the family, since they are not happy concerning the shearing of my late clients estate and have made it difficult for me to execute my job I do count you as a reliable and understanding Christian organization and know how best to consider me for my findings.do act fast and kindly contact me as soon as you have read me.looking forward in anticipating your call soon. davidcolechamber@aim.com <mailto:davidcolechamber@aim.com>
Best Regard
David Cole (L.L.B. Hons Sc)
Trustee
Direct Acess Dakar: +221-77-205-40-66



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