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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: "Ms Mary Idreen" <mji_2003@biz.by>
Reply-To: mji_22008@walla.com
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:15:28 +0000
Subject: From: Mary Idreen Justin.


*Please Respond Any Further Email To My Family Elternative Box For Security
Reasons (**mji_22008@walla.com*<http://uk.mc260.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mji_22008@walla.com>
*) *

*From: Mary Idreen Justin.*

*Dear One,

My names are Mary Idreen Justin the only Daughter of late former Director of
finance,Chief Joseph Nelson R. Justin Sierra-Leone diamond and mining
corporation.

I must confess my agitation is real,and my words is my bond, in this
proposal. My late father was the director of finance of Gold and diamond
industry in my country, during the disastrous civil war in my country, now
he has deposited the money with a BANK in Abidjan, Ivory Coast where I am
residing under political asylum.

Now the war in my country is over with the help of United Nations For
Refugees, the present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of
all officers who served under the former regime and now ask countries to
expel such person at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their
assets, it is on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you
is your full suport and trust to assist me to secure my inheritance out from
this country and invest it into a lucrative business of your idear and
furnish me with your contact informations and if possible you can come to
Ivorycoast where i am residing to enable us put hands together and secure my
inheritance into a foreign bank account:

All that is needed from you are your telephone and fax number to enable me
contact you to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account,
the said amount is (Fifteen Million Dollars) $15 Million.I am compensating
you with 15 % of the total money amount, now all my hope is banked on you
and I really wants to invest this money in your country, were their is
stability of Government, political and economic welfare.

Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a
joke. My late father Chief Joseph Idreen Justin, gave me the photocopies of
the certificate of deposit issued to him by the bank on the day of deposit,
for you to be clarify because, I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I
believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret for me because
this money is the hope of my life,it is important.

Please call me on immediately after you must have gone through my
message,feel free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you
15 % of the total money amount immediately my inheritance is been secured
into your foreign bank account for further investment,and in case of any
other necessary expenses you might come across during this transaction.

N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment
opportunities which is risk free which I can invest with this money when it
is transferred to your account, personally I am interested in estate
management and hotel business, please advise me more.

Please mail me back immediately you receive this message through (**
mji_22008@walla.com*<http://uk.mc260.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mji_22008@walla.com>
*) for more explanation.And promise me to be a guidian considering my
situation and not to betray me.Thanks and God Bless You For reading my mail.

Your's Sincerely,

Mary Idreen Justin.
*

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