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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: "jerry" <agatha.jcollins2010@hotmail.fr >
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:32:06 +0300
Subject: From; Jakama C.And Agatha


From; Jakama C.And Agatha
(West Africa)

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business
relationship with you. We got your contact from a search we made
through the internet following our effort searching for a trustworthy
person to assist us. My email to you will come as a surprise since i
don't know you in person. But if this message comes to you out of your
wish, I am very sorry. I hope that you will read through this email
and understand how difficult things can be for someone in a particular
period in life. I have been searching for a addvanced/developing
country with economic and political stability to invest in. I wish you
will be of a great assistance to me considering your position and
statues in Work/Business.

We are presently here because of the deposit our father made before he
died. Our father was a very wealthy cocoa and gold merchant before he
was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their
outing to discuss on a business deal. Before the death of our father,
He told us that he has a sum of $15,500.000 (Fifteen million five
hundred thousand united states dollar) deposited in a Finance House
here on his name, but use Agatha name as the next of kin to the money.

He also explained to us that it was because of this wealth and some
huge amount of money his business associates supposed to balance him
from the deal they had that he was poisoned by his business
associates, that we should seek for a good God fearing foreign partner
in a country of our choice who can assist us in claiming this fund
from the Finance House for investment abroad (such as real estate
management of any lucrative business) that we will like to go into. We
are honorably seeking your assistance in the following way.

1)To assist us claim this money from the Finance House here as the
foreign partner of our late father, based on the agreement he made
with them that the money belongs to his foreign partner which he did
not disclose the name of the person in the agreement letter which we
have the original copy here now.2) To transfer this money in your name
to your country after we have claim this money from the Finance
House.3) To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on
our behalf in your country, which you will be the care taker.4) To
secure a college for Agatha in your country to further her education.
And to make arrangement for our travel to your country after you have
transferred this fund.

Please if you are not interested delete this email. Please i will need
following informations about you if you are willing to help me
regarding this project and not just to reply me because this is real
and genuine transaction;

1.Your Full Name,2.Your Age,3.Your Occupation,4.Your Direct Phone
Number, 5.Your Current Residential Address.,6.Your Marital Startus

Moreover, We are willing to offer you some amount of the total sum
(percentage)as compensation for your effort input after the successful
transfer of this fund to your designated account in your country. As
soon as we get your response, We will forward to you the deposit
documents which you will as well contact the Finance House and present
yourself as our late father’s foreign business partner abroad, to whom
the money will be transferred to his account.

I waits to hear from you Immediately.

Thanks and God Bless you.

Jakama C.And Agatha

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