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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: "jerry jaja" <jerryjaja52@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: jerryjaja60@yahoo.it
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:55:14 -0700
Subject: Hello Dear,


Hello Dear,

Good day. I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail
instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail. This is due to the urgency and
importance of the information.

My name is Jerry Jaja; I work with Standard Trust Bank Plc as an Accountant.
There is an account that has remained dormant for some years now with our
bank valued the sum of US$9,850,000.00 (Nine Million, Eight Hundred and
fifty Thousand United States Dollars) which I am the account manager. The
account holder died on the 25th of July 2000 with his wife and their only
two Children in an automobile accident.
I am writing you, so that we can work together to remit the money to you as
the next of kin since you have the same last name with him before they get
declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge Deposit was lodged. This
money belongs to a foreigner and has to be claim by a foreigner; no one will
ever come forward to claim it.

Our Bank has issued me a notice as the account Manager to the Deceased to
provide his Next of Kin or have the fund declared as an UNCLAIMED FUND
within the Next 15 official working days.

All I need is a trustworthy, faithful and honest partner to execute this
transaction, since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for
over 5 years now that I have been searching. I seek your consent to present
you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you are a foreigner like him so
that the proceeds of this Bank Account can be paid out in your favor.

There is no risk involved and I guarantee this transaction will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will not breach the law by both parties;
it is simple process that will take a very short while to process. I have
all the necessary legal documents that will be used to back up any claim we
are going to make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us
seeing this deal through.

You will keep 50% of the total fund on final conclusion of this project,
while the rest shall be for me. Your share stays with you while the rest
shall be for me for investment purposes in your country.
I wait for your urgent reply with your personal telephone number, so that we
can proceed with the proper documentation of the transfer to your favour
through legal processes.

Jerry Jaja

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