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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: "Jackson Johnson" <jackjohn24@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:03:22 +0100
Subject: Please be my beneficiary in your country


*Dear Sir/Madam,

I am a displaced citizen of Sierra Leone seeking asylum, I want you to
receive and invest my inherited $7.3Million dollars in your Account in your
country,So that we can invest in Estate development/charity organizations
overseas to save these funds.
This was money my father made from sale of diamonds when he was the Head of
Local miners in Sierra Leone.
This money is with a financial security company that is waiting for me to
introduce a beneficiary of my interest. Kindly send me your private
number/full details to reach you for more details.
yours truly,
Jacksjon Johnson
Tel;+233243943905 (Call me anytime)*

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