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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: komonijessica8@gmail.com (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 10:12:16 -0500
Subject: M/s. Jessica,If only your country's by-laws can allow?.... has sent you a message from NewYorkInfo.com

M/s. Jessica,If only your country's by-laws can allow?.... thought you would like to see the NewYorkInfo.com web site.
Message from Sender:

From Mrs.Jessica Komoni, 4Th Floor, Elephant House, 107 Market Street Cnr Von Williegh, Johannesburg, South africa. contact email: komonijessica8@gmail.com STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL Dear SIR/MADAM, Compliments of the day to you and your family.I am writing to you with much respect and honor to this letter, which must remain private and confidential. I know my proposal will come to you as a surprise since you do not precisely know me. Anyway, my mind accepted you and I believe that this proposal will bring mutual benefit for both of us. Let me use this medium to introduce myself to you, I am MRS JESSICA KOMONI the wife of Alhaji Mustapha Komoni, the former chairman of Diam ond National Mining Co-operation and once the Director of Works and Housing before his untimely death. My Husband associated himself with coup plotters that ousted the government of Ahmed Tijan Kabbah on the 25th of May 1997 and was executed including ten (10) others. As a result of his death and uncontrollable war in my country, Sierra Leone, my children and I decided to seek asylum in South Africa where my Husband had deposited US25.5m (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for us. We now want to use this money for investment in your country since we do not have anybody to assist us. Therefore, I am asking for your urgent assistance to forward this money into your country using very confidential and reliable means in which I will offer you 30% of the total amount for your king assistance. However, This money is safely kept in a Security Company before my husband death under disguise as precious items and nobody has any slight knowledge of what is inside the box deposited with the Security Company. In other words, there is no risk involved and so not hesitate to ask questions where necessary. All the documents covering the deposition of the money with the Security Company are intact with my son and me. For more information, please contact i and my son Paul on +27-732167990 to provide you with detailed information on how the transfer of this fund can make to your country upon acceptance. Please your private phone and fax numbers will be mostly needed for easy and confidential communication. I look forward to hearing from you immediately you receive this mail. Thanks and may God almighty bless you. Best regards, MRS JESSICA Komoni. Mobile: +27-720474490 komonijessica8@gmail.com

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