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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: Fredrick Dajum <kofoeddy2@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: jh5kj5@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 03:55:28 +0900 (JST)
Subject: from: Fredrick Dajum.

Hello Dear,
It's 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 I believe one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life.
My name is Fredrick Dajum, from Zimbabwe . My younger sister and I escaped from our country at the heat of the political crisis in my country after losing my father and mother in the political war; as a result of the political instability going on in my country right now.
My Late Father Dr. George Akoh Dajum, was a great politician in Zimbabwe political arena. Because of my father's sincerity, He was killed on the 04th of April 2008 by unknown soldiers in our residential house. See news for more information about my late father's death.
(http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/20/ap/africa/main4029612.shtml )
When this accident occurred at about "11:15 am on the 04th April 2008, my father did not died on the spot rather he was rushed to Harare Hospital by unknown soldiers and he managed to me through his assistance, and only managed to sneak a written message to me, explaining his condition and also
informed me that he has the sum of Fifteen Million, Seven Hundred thousand United State Dollars. (USD$15,700,000.00) in security company in Abidjan the Capital City of Cote d’Ivoire in West Africa,

He instructed us to leave Harare immediately for our safety, we relocated to Abidjan the capital city of Cote d'Ivoire for our safety and in respect of fund, Now I have decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons and I want
you to help me to retrieve this fund out of the security company custody and transfer this fund to your country for investment; I and my sister will come and reside permanently in your country till such a time that it will be convenient for us to return back home if we wish so.
I promise to give you 10% of this fund for your assistance, If you are willing to help us and try as much as possible to reach me through this email to enable us proceed in earnest towards concluding of this project, but please if you know that you cannot help us do not worry, Just respond to me
with your intention so that I will know what to do and do not disclose it to anybody here because I do not know who is who.
Thank you and God bless you.
Sincerely,
Fredrick Dajum.



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