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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: jennifer adams <jenniferadam71@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: jennifer_adamsxx@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:07:05 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Reply


>From : Miss Jennifer Adams,
Abidjan,Cote D'Ivoire,
 
Good day to you my dear,
 
I am writing this letter to you with due respect and heartful of tears. I know how surprise this letter will be to you, But I would advice that you should consider it as a request from an orphan for assistance.
 
Please,i want someone like you to help me out after i had pray and fasted then believes that you are a good person  and that i can stay with you for the rest of my life,
 
Am 22 years old lady, My late dad is a wealthy and successful business man before he died, My mum died when i was a baby, am the only child in the family. Before the death of my dad, he called me secretly in the private hospital where he was admitted and inform me to run away from his house because of his blood brother, who is my uncle.
 
It was on that day, my dad reviled to me that, it was his brother who poisoned him to this level . Inshort,he seriously warn me to keep this money secretly because he know that, it was because of all his wealth and properties, his brother decided to kill him so that he can inherit all this properties as i am a girl . My dad disclose to me that traditionally,i don't suppose to get any of his properties because i am a girl.
 
He said soonest,i am going to marry to another family but due to his brother wickedness and greedy,he did not disclose to him about this money (US$12.5 million) in the bank and he seriously advise me to transfer this total money to oversea account for my investment,where i will start my new life and finish my education . Because of this reason, i am soliciting your assistance for the claim and transfer to your bank account for the business investment and continuation of my education.
 
Honestly speaking,i am ready to give you 15% of this total money for your assistance and  Please i urge you No matter what your decision may turn to be, i want you to Keep this contact confidential till when this money get to your Custody,this is to ensure that nothing jeopardises my last wish on Earth.
 
please reply me now if really serious to help me out so that i can tell you more  about my intention. Anyway,you can not understand anything now because it is a long story but please and please for God sake, reply to me so that i can tell you more about myself and the transfer.
Thanks and remain bless,
Miss Jennifer Adams.

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