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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: Theresa Johnson <thessyjohnson06@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: thessyjohnson7@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:54:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I want to know you(Pls, i need your urgent assistance)



Dear Friend,=20
=A0
How are you doing today?Hope fine.It's hot over here in Dakar Senegal.My na=
me is Theresa Johnson single, 24 years of age and never married, i am from =
Liberia in west Africa,presently i am residing in the refugee camp here in =
Dakar Senegal as a result of the civil war that was fought in my country.=
=20
=A0
Im the only daughter of late Mr. Clinton Johnson who deals on Silver and Go=
ld whom the rebels attacked our house and killed him and my mother but i su=
ceeded to ran out and had my way here in Dakar Senegal where i am living no=
w as a refugee of which i inherited my late fathers fund he lodged in=A0Bar=
clay's Bank=A0London which i've tried to withdraw the fund but i was denied=
the access because of my refugee status, rather i was advice to bring a re=
lative/partner to file for the fund as my trustee requesting on my behalf. =
The total fund is 5 Million Pounds which my late father lodged in=A0Barclay=
's Bank London.=20
=A0
Plz Im soliciting for your noble hand to help me transfer this fund into yo=
ur account because i want to have my freedom and i dont want to stay here a=
nymore because no one would like to be strap in a hell like this, that is w=
hy i'm writting you to help me retrieve this fund so that i can be free and=
can be able to regain what ever i've lost in the past,i wanted to do this =
by myself and it wasn't going through because of my refugee status, so i de=
cided to write you with all my whole heart and i will like to offer you 30%=
if you would help me .
=A0
I would like to know more about you.=20

Hopping to hear from you soonest.=20
=A0
Yours sincerely=20
Theresa Johnson.=0A=0A=0A

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