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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: blessing jomo <blessing_02@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: blessongjomo700@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:45:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My dear Remain blessed,


My dear Remain blessed,

I am Mrs. Blessing Jomo. an ageing widow
suffering from long time illness. I am currently admitted in a private
hospital here in London United Kingdom,
I have some funds I inherited from my late loving husband. Dr. Benjamin
Michael Jombo, the sum of Seven million Eight hundred thousand British
Pounds Sterling ( £7.800.000.00 Pounds) which he deposited in one of the
famous Bank Here in London
and I want to donate this funds to you, please use 70% percent of this
funds to help the poor, less privilege once, the widows in the society
and 30% percent out of the total funds
will be for your personal use to support your good family just for your
compensation to assist me in doing this good work of God. I want this
to be my last deed on earth.

Please if you would be able to use
these funds for the humanitarian work like I have instructed therein,
kindly reply me immediately.

Remain Blessed

Your Sister In The Lord.
Mrs. Blessing Jomo.

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