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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: wilson joy <wilson_joy300@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: joy2009wilson@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:05:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: Miss Joy Wilson,


From: Miss Joy Wilson, 
 
Dearest,
                              

                            My warmest greeting to you,
 
I am Miss Joy Wilson, the only child of Mr & Mrs. Wilson Acha from
the republic of liberia. in West Africa. My father was a business
merchant who dellt on Cocoa, Gold and Diamond but unfortunately died in
this recent war out-break in liberia. He was a victim of the rebel's
attack in his office. Before his final breath in the hospital, he
disclosed to me in confidence of the sum of  $5.5Million (five million
five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) he deposited it with security
clearing office in Aborad.
 
Presently, this fund is being secured
in the custody of the security company, I am contacting you for your
sincere assistance to retrieve this fund on my behalf and invest it
properly in your country while I then come over to be with you and
continue my education.
 
For your sincere efforts in helping me to
safe-keep the fund till when I will come over to your country to meet
with you, I have resolved to give you 10%. You
will also benefit in any investment established with my own part if you
will be capable of investing this fund on my behalf as I will continue
my education as soon as I relocate to meet with you and are promissing
to love you with all my heart as long as you are honest and kind
 
As
soon as I receive your reply I shall give you further information vital
for this transaction such as the contact of the security company. Any
delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for
this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I
stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply.
 
Remain blessed in
the Lord.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Miss Joy Wilson



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