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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: "joy mokowa" <joymokowa4@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 11:32:42 +0000
Subject: From : Joy Mokowa,


From : Joy Mokowa,

Dear Sir,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to
establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but
considering the recent political instabilities in my country, I believe one
has to risk confiding in success sometimes in life.

There is this huge amount of Eight million U.S dollars($8,000,000.00) which
my late Father deposited in a bank in Abidjan-Cote d'lvoire, before he was
assasinated by unknown persons during this present war in Cote d'ivoire.
Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe
enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. l want you to help
me claim and retrieve this money from the bank and transfer it into your
personal bank account in your country for investment purposes on these areas
below :

1). Telecommunication
2). Transport Industry
3) Mechanised agriculture.
If you can be of any assistance to me l will be pleased to offer to you 15%
Of the total fund, and 25% will be for you annually from the profit of the
partnership company we are to open.

I await for your kind consideration to my plight.

Thanks and remain bless.

From : Joy Mokowa,

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