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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: "monica_adjovi4 Gazeta.pl" <monica_adjovi4@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:04:33 +0200
Subject: Love Greeting To You


*
Dear Lovely Friend,*


*This letter must come to you as a big surprise, but I believe it is
only a day that people meet and become great friends and relations.*


*Since we have not known ourselves or met previously, despite that, but
before i pick up your E-mail contact and write to you, i prayed and fast to
get a trustworthy person who will assist us because of the urgency of it,
with strong faith believing that i can trust you to assist us as we required
oversea trustworthy person. I am approaching you purely on a business
proposal.I will only be brief for now pending your response to this mail.*

*
For this will permit me to go into business relationship with you, since I
have made up my mind to make this fund transfer with you. My name is Mrs
Monica Adjovi 42 years old the wife of Late Mr.Bonouvi Brown Adjovi who was
a Cocoa and Gold marchant in Cotonou Republic of Benin and i have only one
child his name is Jethro.

My husband was poisoned to death by his business associate on one of their
business outings to Accra Ghana,on 19th Oct 2007. Before the death of my
husband on the 26th December 2007 in a private hospital here. He sincerely
called me on his bed side and told me that he had a sum of ($25.M
US.DOLLARS) which he deposited in Benin Vital Finance. *

*He also used his name to Deposit the money and explained to me that it was
because of his wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, That
i should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will
transfer this money and use it for investment purposes, I want you to assist
me by investing this money into a good business venture and also be a
guardian over this money. I am honourably seeking for your assistance in the
following ways.

(1) To assist me to transfer this money into your account successfully
(2) To provide a trust bank account where this money would be transfered.
(3) To make arrangement for me and my son to come over to your country for
investment,
(4) To help me find admission in a good university to enable my son finish
his educational career in your country.

In line with this,am willing to offer you 30% percent of the total sum as
compensation for your effort/input after the successfull transfer of this
fund in your bank account. Below informations is what i need from you so
that the bank can start this transfer immediately without delay.

Pls, i will like you to send me your full name, home address, bank account
number and address, private telephone and fax number for easy
communication.On receipt of the above mentioned informations, I believe that
this transaction would be concluded within 7 working days. Kindly contact me
via my private E-mail at (**monica_adjovi@yahoo.fr* <monica_adjovi@yahoo.fr>
*)
immediately you receive this message for more details.

I am waiting to hear from you soonest.
Thanks and God bless you for your kind understanding.

Best Regards,
Mrs Monica Adjovi and Son.*

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