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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 ESSEN <essenjennifer@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 21:46:54 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: IS ME JENNIFER, PLEASE I AWAITS YOUR REPLY

DEAREST ONE,
 
I AM VERY SORRY FOR APPROACHING YOU THROUGH THIS WAY KNOWING  MY MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE SINCE I DON'T KNOW YOU OR MET WITH YOU BEFORE BUT AM OF THE BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE OBLIGED TO COME TO MY ASSISTANCE AFTER HEARING ABOUT MY SITUATION.

I AM JENNIFER ,18 YEAR OLD GIRL, I WAS FORMERLY A MEDICAL STUDENT OF UNIVERSITY OF GHANA.LATE LAST YEAR OCTOBER 2009,THE REBELS IN MY COUNTRY STRUCK OUR TOWNSHIP AND KILL MY PARENTS BECAUSE MY FATHER WAS A POLITICAL  LEADER IN  MY COUNTRY GHANA.BEFORE HIS DEATH HE HAS $5.5 M USD IN A DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT WITH A BANK IN GHANA WHICH I AM THE NEXT OF KIN.PLEASE I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.

MY UNCLES HAS BEING MALTREATING ME SINCE THE DEATH OF MY PARENTS BECAUSE OF THEIR INTEREST  IN MY INHERITANCE. LUCKY ENOUGH,  I OVERHEARD MY UNCLES PLANNING TO KILL ME  AND TAKE OVER MY INHERITANCE BUT I MANAGE TO ESCAPE TO AN ORPHANAGE HOUSE WHERE I AM PRESENTLY.

1) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND
2) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER AFTER THIS MONEY IS TRANSFERRED
4) TO LOOK FOR A GOOD VENTURE WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE INVESTED
5) TO HELP ME GET ONE OF THE BEST SCHOOLS IN YOUR COUNTRY SO THAT I WILL CONTINUE WITH MY STUDIES AS A MEDICAL STUDENT

I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION OF YOUR EFFORT AND 5% FOR ANY OTHER EXPENSE YOU MADE AFTER A SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER
 
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU

SINCERELY

JENNIFER
  

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