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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: jenny kossa <jenny_kossa120@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 09:29:33 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM JENNY KOSSA


FROM JENNY KOSSA

I AM MRS JENNY KOSSA.FROM GEORGIA USA BUT LIVED IN LOME, TOGO IN WEST AFRICA,I AM A WIDOW TO LATE MR.KOSSA MOSES. I AM 59 YEARS OLD. I AM NOW SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST.

FROM ALL INDICATIONS, MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY GETTING WORST AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I MAY NOT LIVE MORE LONG ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE. MY LATE HUSBAND DIED LAST FIVE YEARS AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE, WE COULD NOT PRODUCE ANY CHILD.

MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESS AND WEALTH. THE DOCTORS HAVE ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN FIVE MONTHS. SO I NOW DECIDED TO DEVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AMERICA, ASIA,AND EUROPE AND AFRICA, I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING THE WEBSITE AND I PRAYED OVER IT. I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF US$3,000.000.00( THREE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. PLEASE, I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THE MONEY IS DEPOSITED IN TOGO WHERE MY LATE HUSBAND HAD SOME OF HIS BUSINESS INVESTMENTS MOSTLY ON COCOA BECAUSE TOGO IS THE WORLD'S GREATEST PRODUCER OF COCOA.

THE MONEY IS IN ONE OF MY HUSBAND`S SUSPENDED ACCOUNT AND I WILL ORDER THE BANK TO TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN USE IT TO HELP AS MANY AS ARE IN NEED OF HELP IN YOUR AREA

FROM MRS JENNY KOSSA

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