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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 Edgar <jennifer.edgar080@att.net>
Reply-To: jennifer.edgarr2@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:55:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HONEY THIS IS ALL ABOUT ME PLEASE I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP


Hello My
Dearest,

Thanks for your mail once again, i will really like to
have a good relationship with you, I have a special reason why i decided
to contact you, I decided to contact you because of the urgency of my
situation here. I am Miss Jennifer Edgar, I am 24 years old girl from
Dar fur Sudan.
 
I
am the only Surviving Daughter of Late. Dr Kennedy Edgar was the
chairman and Managing director
of K.Edgar Industrial Company in (Dar fur) the capital city of my
blessed Country. My Parents and some other members of my family was
killed in cold blooded act by the rebels who attack my late father's
resident in Dar fur. It's only me and my step mother that is alive
because I wasn't around when this tragic incident happened, I was in the
University where was schooling then,while my step mother was on her
annual leave in abroad then.
 
I am constrained to contact you
because of the maltreatment I'm receiving from my step mother  who has
planned to take away all my late father's
treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my
beloved parents. Meanwhile I wanted to escape out of African continent
or any were else but she hide away my international
passport
and other valuable traveling documents. Luckily to me she did not
discover where I kept my fathers File
which contains most of his important documents.
 
So I decided to
escape to
a near by Country where I am presently seeking
asylum
under the United Nations High Commission for the Refugee here in Dakar,
Republic of Senegal. I wish to contact you personally for a long term
relationship and business investment assistance to establish a profiting
business in your country. My father of blessed
memory deposited the sum of US$5,700,000.00 in a Bank with my name as
the next of kin.
 
However, I shall forward you the necessary
information and documents on confirmation of your acceptance to assist
me for the transfer and investment of the fund.  As you will help me in
an investment, and i will like to complete my studies, as i just Gained
Admission into the university before the tragedy befall on my family. It
is my intention to compensate you with 20% of the total money for your
services and the balance shall be on my investment
capital.
This is the reason why I decided to contact you. Please all
communications should be kept on telephone and email address only for
confidential purposes.

Awaiting your urgent and positive
response. Please do keep this only to your self please i beg you not to
disclose it to any body no matter how friendly the person appears to you
till i come over to your Country, once the fund has been transfered.
Should incase if you want to speak with me over the telephone you can
contact me through this telephone number: (+221 77 208 21 48 ). The owner of this telephone is the
Reverend Incharge of our Section of Hostel. His Name is Reverend
Peter Benedict, i'am staying at the female hostel. Whenever you called
tell Reverend Peter Benedict that you want to Speak with Miss Jennifer
Edgar
 
I want you to send me your contact informations such as
your
Names ..................................
Age 
....................................
Country
..............................
Tellephone ..........................
occupation........................
 Awaiting


to hear from you soonest
 
Yours Sincerely,
Miss Jennifer
Edgar......

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