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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: "ibrahim jennifer" <jennijoyce0@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: jennijoycei@live.com
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:05:19 -0700
Subject: FROM JENNIFER AND JOYCE,


*FROM JENNIFER AND JOYCE,

NO 25 RIBADO STREET GARKI,

ABUJA NIGERIA,

EMAIL jennijoycei@hotmail.com

TEL +2348064082914

DEAREST ONE,

THE UNREALISTIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE UNPREDICTABLE ACTIONS OF PEOPLE OF THE
WORLD HAD MADE THIS FEELING DIFFICULT FOR WE TO COMMUNICATE TO GOOD PEOPLE
OF GOD, SEEKING FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE TOWARDS OUR CONDITIONS.

NEVERTHELESS GOD CAN STILL USE YOU TO DELIVER HIS PEOPLE. WE BEG YOU WITH
THE NAME OF GOD TO GIVE EAR TO OUR CONDITION, THANKS SO MUSCH. WE ARE THE
LOVELY DAUGHTERS OF OUR BELOVED PARENT MY NAME IS JENNIFER, AND MY YOUNGER
SISTER,S NAME IS JOYCE, AM 16 YEARS OLD AND SHE IS 13 YEARS OLD.

IT MIGHT BE SUPPRISE RECEIVING THIS HEART FELLING MAIL FROM US, PLEASE YOU
ARE WELCOMED IN OUR LIVES, AND MAY ALMIGHTY GOD DIRECT YOU IN ALLYOU DO TO
ASSIST US,AMEN. MY FATHER IS MR. IBRAHIM DANJUMA, A HIGH PLACED POLITICIAL
FIGURE IN NIGERIA WHO HAPPENED TO BE A PERSONAL ADVISER ON POLITICAL PARTIES
AFFAIRS TO EX / INCUMBENT PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA, GENERAL OLUSEGUN OBASANJO.
HE WAS MURDERED IN HIS BEDROOM ON THE 9TH FEB 2006,BY UNKNOWN ASSASSIN,
BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CONTRACTED BY MY STEP MOTHER ALHAJA ZINAB IBRAHIM
DANJUMA, WHO GOT MARRIED TO MY FATHER FIVE YEARS AGO. SHE IS ALSO A TOP
POLITICIAN IN THIS COUNTRY. SHE CAME INTO OUR FAMILY AS A RESULT OF THE
DEATH OF MY MOTHER THAT HAPPENED IN JUNE 2002 IN A CAR CRASH.

LITTLE MY FATHER KNEW THAT HIS WIFE IS AN ENEMY, UNTILL THE LAST POLITICAL
CAMPAIN FOR THIS DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT, WHEN MY FATHER WAS STILL AN ADVISER
TO THE RULING PARTY PDP (PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY), WHILE MY STEP MOTHER
WAS BOUGHT /TIPED TO BE IN THE OPPOSITION PARTY ANPP( ALL NIGERIAN PEOPLES
PARTY). SO THAT SHE CAN CONVINCE MY FATHER TO CHANGE THE PLANS OF THE PARTY.
HOWEVER MY FATHER WAS A MAN OF HIS WORDS AND NEVER BEND RULES FOR ANY THING,
AFTER MUCH TRIAL BY MY STEP MOTHER BUT FAILED, SHE ONLY SUCCEDED IN BRINGING
IN ASSASAN TO MY FATHERS BEDROOM WHERE HE WAS SLAUGHTERED LIKE A COW, MAY
HIS SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE AMEN. RIGHT NOW AS WE WRITE TO YOU WE ARE
ORPHAN, AND ARE IN THE HANDS OF OUR FAMILY PASTOR , MY DAD'S CLOSEST
FRIEND,WHO CAME TO OUR RESCUE,NOW THAT OUR STEP MOTHER HAD DECIDED TO WASTE
OUR LIVES IN OTHER TO INHERIT OUR FATHERS WEALTH, SINCE WE ARE GIRLS THAT
CAN NOT DO ANY THING. HER DEADLY PLANS STARTED WHEN SHE SAW MY DAD'S
PERSONAL FILE WHICH CONTAIN HIS LIFE PROGRAM, SHE SAW THAT MY FATHER
DEPOSITED THE SUM OF SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS ($7,000000 ) IN BANK FOR THE
UPBRINGING OF US, HIS BELOVED ONES. ( AS NEXT OF KIN)

GOD HAS SAVED US AT TWO OCCASIONS WHEN SHE PLOTED TO KILL US BEFORE THE
INTERVENTION OF THE PASTOR,WHO NOW ADVICE US TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY
FORIEGNER WHO WILL BE WILLING TO ADOPT US , WHERE WE WILL OBTAIN A SOUND
EDUCATION AND PROTECTION.

PLEASE WE BEG FOR YOUR GUARDIANCE AND HELP TO CLAIM AND TRANSFER THIS MONEY
TO YOUR ACCOUNT, WAITING FOR OUR ARRIVAL,BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENT TO
PROVE OUR CLAIM. WE PROMISE TO ACCEPT YOU AS OUR PARENT AND WILL BE OF GOOD
CONDUCT. WE ARE HUNGRY TO HEAR FORM YOU .

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU SAVE THE LIFE OF ORPHAN,



YOURS SINCERELY,

JENNIFER AND JOYCE,


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