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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: "Miss.Ebel Jelo" <ebeljelo8@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: ebeljelo.ej@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:37:26 -0700
Subject: From Miss Ebel Jelo


My name is Miss.Ebel Jelo I, m a single female medical. I come from Sierra
Leone. Dear I, m interesting to be your friend after seeing your profile
details here as I want to relocate to your area soonest. I will like to know
more of you if you care to know me too. I know you will be surprise to
receive this message from complete stranger from Sierra Leone but it is a
Great pleasure writing and knowing you over there. I know there is no
violent and crisis in your country and love the country so much and will not
wait to be there as soon as possible.

I have contacted you before and no response or reply from you and wondering
if you got this message, please let me know if you got it by writing to my
email below. I know you will be highly surprise for receiving such offer
from complete stranger but you have to bear with me as this is the easy way
to communicate you. You know there is a lot of bad people on the internet
and am being afraid not to fall into the hand of a person that will betray
me or run away with my fund once the fund is transferred. I trust you 100%
and know you will not betray me as I have confidence in you without even
seeing you yet and hope to see you soon.

As I told you earlier, My name is Miss. Ebel Jelo and am here in Benin
Republic with my younger brother in a hotel called hotel Peace here which we
arrived 3 days now because of big war in that country that lead to the death
of my father and mother living with me and my younger brother alive and we
are from Sierra Leone and lives in a country called Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire
but here in Benin Republic we entered as a result of the war in that country
which lead to the death of my father and mother living me and alone on
earth. And here in Benin republic we entered as a refugee though we are not
in the refugee camp and that is why we have access to internet to talk to
you. Please we need your assistance and help and that is why we are writing
to you now.

Before the death of my father, he used my name to deposit some money as his
next of kin in a *FINANCE COMPANY HERE IN BENIN REPUBLIC. THE TOTAL AMOUNT
DEPOSITED HERE FOR US IS VALUED AT $9.5 MILLION DOLLARS*. And am standing as
the beneficiary but cannot lay claim because here they do not allow refugees
to operate account in the bank here and the finance company has contacted us
to come and have our fund cleared. You see, we came here by ship 3 days now
and it is very difficult for us here and we want to relocate in your country
once the fund is in your care there.

Since i came here with my brother as a refugee, we are not allowed to
operate or own bank account where the fund can be released and deposit for
us for further transfer to anywhere we want to live and invest our fund. Am
pleading to you to assist us open a non residential account here with the
bank so that the fund can be released into your account for further transfer
to your nominated account in your country. I will explain more in details
once i hear back from you.

All i need from you is to help us get the total money transferred into your
account for investment once we change the beneficiary in your name and
favour as the person we authorise and empower for the clearance .





*I NEED YOUR FULL NAME*
*YOURE ADDRESS*
*YOUR TELEPHONE AND MOBILE *
*YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION *



Can we talk about it. You can send me through my e-mail
*ebeljelo.ej@gmail.com*



*MY DATA: *
*MY NAME: MISS.EBEL JELO *
*MY AGE: 25 YERARS *
*MY OCCUPATION: MEDICAL STUDENT BEFORE THE WAR STARTED AND IN LEVEL 2 *
*MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE AND NO BABY YET *
*NATIONALITY: SIERRA LEONE *



*MY FATHERS DATA: *
*HIS NAME: MR. PATEL JELO *
*OCCUPATION: EXPORTER OF GOLD DURST AND DEPOSIT GOLD DURST IN THE FINANCIAL
INSITUTION HERE WHICH WORTH THE SUM OF EURO14MILLION AND WILL DISCUSS ON
THAT ONCE OUR FUND IS CLEARED AND TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR INVESTMENT
AS ARRANGED. *

*AGE BEFORE HIS DEATH: 52 *

*NATIONALITY: SIERRA LEONE* |

And can I have your private email address to enable me send my photos and
data id and the deposit document for your perusal and for you to know me as
I really want to relocate to your area soonest.

I need to hear from you and have something important to discuss with you
very important as this fund is the only thing I can lay hand after the death
of my parents and am entrusting you to assist me receive it into your
account once I nominate you and issue power of attorney in your name and
favour authorizing them to transfer in your favour.

I will send you my passport and the deposit document for you to see and
understand me properly. And please make sure you keep this to yourself as
this money is the only hope of my life and living and am trusting and
confiding to you 100% after seeing your profile details here and strongly
believe you will not betray me once the money arrive to you.

All I need is your honesty and truthfulness because this is the only hope of
my living after the death of my father and mother in the war in Ivory Coast.



Best Regards
Miss.Ebel Jelo

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