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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: Eunice Ajavon <e.ajavon@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:35:19 +0000
Subject: My beloved,


My beloved,

I crave your indulgence at this mail coming from somebody you have not known
before. I decided to do this after praying over the situation. You should
please consider the transaction on its content and not the fact that you
have not known me before. I need not dwell on how I came by your contact
information because there are many such possibilities these days. I would
like to introduce myself as Mrs. Eunice Ajavon,of Republic of Togo, widow to
Late Mr. Sheik Ajavon (former Consular of the Togo embassy in Madrid, Spain.

I have been recently diagnosed of Cancer of the Pelvic. I am writing from my
sick bed in a CHINESE HOSPITAL here in the Republic of Togo. There is this
fund US$13 Million cash my husband deposited with a Security Company here in
Togo, of which I am the next of kin. With my health condition, I have no
child, I am looking for a credible person to whom I will pass the right of
next of kin.

This is on the condition that you will take 30% of the fund for yourself,
while you will use the remaining 70% for the less privilege people in the
society. This is in fulfillment of the last request of my husband: that a
substantial part of the fund be used to carter for the less privileged.If
this condition is acceptable to you, you should contact me immediately with
your full names and contact information so that I will put you in contact
with the Security Company directly for the change of beneficiary of the
money. I cannot predict what will be my fate by the time you will receive
the fund, but you should please ensure that the fund is used as l have
described above.

Forward your full Details

Your Names:.....................................................
Current Address:................................................
Tel/Fax:.............................................................
Occupation.:......................................................
Age:.................................................................
Email Address.:..................................................

I look forward to your response.

Best Regards
Mrs Eunice Ajavon

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