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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: Janette Harrison Eme <jlss_st15@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:19:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please i need your urgent reply today











Dear Sir,
=A0
=A0I get your contact through a internet,Therefore I will like
to disclose my situation to you for your kind assistance.My name is=A0 Jane=
tte Harrison Eme(mrs),and was married to Thomas Harrison Eme who was asserc=
inated when the LSPD Rebel rounded up the government house in Freetown in S=
erria-Leoan. My husband died in a bloody shootout together with his bodygua=
rd and the house maids.
=A0
This death of my husband brought a serious circumstance in the family betwe=
en the second wife of my late husband. I am the first wife to inherit the w=
ealth of my late husband but the second woman did not want me and my only s=
on to rest in our home, we have escaped several attempt of assercination al=
so poisoned food because of the wealth of my late husband, this matter beca=
me serious every day and I did not have a strong support in this matter bec=
ause I discovered the certificate of deposit of a conseignment of=A0 some l=
arg amount of money which was in the security company in Ivory Coast W/ Afr=
ica.
=A0
and why my late husband did this, is because the military body have once tr=
ailed his account and he was detained and the money confisticated,and that =
is why he changed his mind to keep money in the security company. Therefore=
I and my son have managed to escaped the home to vory Coast West Africa wi=
th the document of deposit of $18.M (eighteen million united state dollas) =
This deposit was decleard as family valuable effect which was in a Trunk Bo=
x which was at security company in Ivory Coast Ivory Coast W/ Africa. I and=
my son were in the refugee camp in Danani town before the political proble=
m started between the government and the rebel in the same Ivory Coast we
managed to evacuate the area to a church where we are
taking cover as at this moment.
=A0
In this situation that I decided to seek the assistance of honest person a =
foreigner who will assist me to claim this consignment in so that I and my =
son will come over to your country to save our life, and you help us invest=
with this money .Therfore before we can start will like you to show me con=
fidence so I will trust you very well.=20
=A0
Please I will like us to be quick so that my son will start doing something=
or to continue his education in your=A0 country, Please dont disclose this=
matter to other person it is my secrect and confidential,I need your urgen=
t help in this matter and send to me your reply as you get my massage.
=A0
Yours sincerely,=20
Janette Harrison Eme(mrs)
=A035 Treisville Ave 12=20
Rue 14,Abidjan cote D`Ivoire=20
West Africa.=0A=0A=0A

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