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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: Promise Jimoh <ppjimoh@amicable.biz>
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:24:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: LET MIND BE ONE.



                                          LET MIND BE ONE.
Dear one,    

  
Permit me to introduce my self. I am Promise J.J., a doughter to late Mr Johnson Jimoh, who was the director general of cocoa export corporation of Ivory Coast and  he was killed by the rebel forces here in my country Ivory Coast during a political war at the same time with the former military president General Robert Guel.

While my father was rushed to the hospital unconsious due to the torture and bullet wounds he quickly sent for me before his untimely death. Meanwhile, he told me all about  this $18.5 millions US dollars, he deposited  with a bank here in Ivory Coast  for future investiment on my name as next of kin. But the bank director he is a good friend to my late father, he told me to look for whom will help me to invest this money, there is no guaranteed in any way,because the bank here will soon do ordite, so he can not give account of it, so he has already transfer the money to their affilated bank in Europe.
 
This money is not save if it remain there.This made me to contacted you, if you are a God fearing and honest person, whom can help me in your country? Please I want for your assist to help me get this money out of the bank if it will be possible for you to help me.
 
Then immediately you shall look for good investment so that you can invest this money wisely and I will like continue my life with you there.There is legal proof in it I am assuring you.

 
Immediately you receive this message contant me for more information to enable me proceed towards concluding the arrangement.  
May God Bless you as you attent to this request Amen.

Best regard's, 
Promise J.Jimoh.

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