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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: Jenny Williams <jenny_williams4@att.net>
Reply-To: missjennifa1@hotmail.fr
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:50:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From your Sister Jenny, very urgent !!!!




Dearest beloved,

This message may come to you as a surprise as we have not yet met before, But nevertheless, I do humbly ask you to give me a chance to introduce myself to you, My name is Jenny Williams, 18 years old, and the only survival of my late parents Mr and Mrs Williams Johnson. My father was a highly reputable business magnet-(a cocoa merchant) who operated in Abidjan the capital of Ivory Coast. Really It is sad to say that He passed away mysteriously during the presidential Election on 28 November 2010.
 
Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected by one of his brother who set him up in the hand of the rebels, but God knows the truth!   My mother died when I was just 8 years old, and since then my father took me so special.  Meanwhile before the death of my Father in the Hospital where he was admited after the insident,  He called me by his side and told me that He has the sum of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars.(USD$7.500 000 00) left in one prime Security Company here in Abidjan the Capital City of Ivoire Coast,
 
He also made me to understand that it was because of this wealth that makes his Brothers to be against him as they set him up to be killed by the rebels in his Cocoa farm, He also advice me that I should seek for a foreign partner abroad, who will help me transfer the Money to his or her account, and also to travel along with him or her because my life is in danger as soon as his Brothers find out about that money in the Security Company,
My dear beloved,
 
I am just 18 years old and an under graduates, I really don't know what to do This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs, as a result of resent incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. Coupled that I have been chased out of my Fathers House because I did not tell his Brothers anything about my Fathers Wealth which they have plan to take over from me just because I am a small girl,
 
Dearest Beloved, I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.  Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded,  I want you to assist me retrieved the Fund out from the Security Company and also get it transfer to your Country, And as soon as you received it, Then you will now make an arrangement for me to come over to your Country in other to continue my Education and also to invest the money into Business relationship with you,
 
I will be waiting for your urgent reply immediately you read this message, and Please if you find this mail offensive, please ignore it and accept my apology, Thanks once again and may God almighty bless you and your Family, Do get back to me as soon as possible so that I will give you all the details you need, including the contact of the Security Company, so that you can contact them on how the Fund will be release and be transfered to you in your Country,
 
Thanks till I hear from you,
 
Yours Beloved
Jenny Williams.

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