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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: PRINCESS JESSICA <pjj_j3@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mioa1@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 07:37:19 +0000
Subject: FROM PRINCESS JESSICA



FROM PRINCESS JESSICA
DEAR MY GOOD ONE
MY PHONE NUMBER IS ( 00226-75744190 )


I AM WRITING THIS LETTER IN CONFIDENCE BELIEVINGTHAT IF IT IS THE WISH OF GOD FOR YOU TO HELP ME AND MY FAMILY, GODALMIGHTY WILL BLESS AND REWARD YOU ABOUNDANTLY AND YOU WOULD NEVERREGREAT THIS. I AM A FEMALE STUDENT FROM UNIVERSITY OF BURKINA-FASO,UAGADOUGOU. I AM 25 YRS OLD. I'D LIKE ANY PERSON WHO CAN BE CARING,LOVING AND HOME ORIENTED.I WILL LOVE TO HAVE ALONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPWITH YOU AND TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO BUILD UP A SOLIDFOUNDATION WITH YOU IN TIME COMING IF YOU CAN BE ABLE TO HELP ME IN THISTRANSACTION. WELL,MYFATHER DIED EARLIER EIGHT MONTHS AGO AND LEFT I ANDMY JUNIOR BROTHER BEHIND.


HE WAS A KING, WHICH OUR TOWN CITIZENSTITLED HIM OVER
SIXTEEN YEARS BEFORE HIS DEATH. I WAS A PRINCESS TO HIMAND I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN TAKE CARE OF HIS WEALTH NOW BECAUSE MYJUNIOR BROTHER IS STILL YOUNG AND MY MOTHER IS NOT LITERATE ENOUGH TO KNOW ALL MY FATHER'S WEALTH.HELEFT THE SUM OF $3MILLION US DOLLARS.(THREE MILLION US DOLLARS)IN A SECURITY COMPANY.THIS MONEY WAS ANNUALLY PAID INTO MY LATE FATHERS ACCOUNT FROM SHELLPETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (SPDC) AND CHEVRON OIL COMPANY OPERATINGIN OUR LOCALITY FOR THE COMPENSATION OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTIN OUR JURISDICTION.


I DON'T KNOW HOW AND WHAT I WILL DO TO INVESTTHIS MONEY SOMEWHERE IN ABROAD, SO THAT MY FATHER'S KINDRED WILL NOTTAKE OVER WHAT BELONGS TO MY FATHER AND OUR FAMILY, WHICH THEY WEREPLANNING TO DO WITHOUT MY PRESENT BECAUSE IAM A FEMALE AS STATED BY OURCULTURE IN THE TOWN. NOW,I URGENTLY NEED YOUR HUMBLE ASSISTANCE TO MOVETHIS MONEY FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, THAT IS WHY IFELT HAPPY WHEN I SAW YOUR CONTACT BECAUSE I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT BYTHE GRACE OF GOD, YOU WILL HELP ME INVEST THIS MONEY WISELY. I AM READYTO PAY 20% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO YOU IF YOU HELP US IN THIS TRANSACTIONAND ANOTHER 10% INTEREST OF ANNUAL AFTER INCOME TO YOU, FOR HANDLINGTHIS TRANSACTION FOR US, WHICH YOU WILL STRONGLY HAVE ABSOLUTE CONTROLOVER.


IF YOU CAN HANDLE THIS PROJECT SINCERELY AND ALSO WILLING TO ASSIST ME IN LIFTING THIS FUND, KINDLY REACH ME.PLEASE, NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% FREE AND I HOPE TO COMMENCE THE TRANSACTION ASQUICK AS POSSIBLE, I WILL SEND YOU MY PHOTOGRAPH AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU. YOU CAN CALL ME TO KNOW MORE ABOUT ME MY NUMBER IS (00226-75744190)

YOURS SINCERELY,
(FROM PRINCESS JESSICA

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