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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: Ms Jennifer Anderson <jenniferanderson1129@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:39:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello Dear,


Hello Dear,

Happy new day to you and God bless you. My name is Jennifer Anderson 23 years old girl from Ivory Coast .. I need your long term friendship and relationship. For true love counts no errow and it does not matter the distance or colour. I am a decent girl, respectful girl and above all am a God fearing girl. Please I need your love and friendship to help me run over to your country for refuge.

My country Ivory Coast is in a big political problem now after the Novemeber 2010 Presidential Election which President Laurent Gbagbo lost the election and refused to accept defeat and needs the power but his rival Alasan Quatara insists his the winner. This has caused so many deaths which includes the murder of my late father who was also a strong politician.You can read the presidential news on google or internet for you to know more. When America being USA,UN,and France help the country by catching Mr laurent Gbagbo by puting him in a house arrest, the Machinery he hired refuse to go all they do is killing people secretly and shooting anyhow,please this is why i need your help to travel to your country to start a new life there with you.

Please help me my and receive my late fathers deposited sum of $7,500,000 usd in an account with a bank here.With this I will use it to start a new life there with you . Please help me my now by sending me your full name, address, and mobile telephone number  to enable us to contact the bank for the transfer. God bless you as i wait to hear from you.

Your's Worried
Miss Jennifer Anderson






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