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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: "Rev. Sambo Jonas" <finterd281@live.com>
Reply-To: <sambo_jonas123@yahoo.co.id>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:29:30 +0000
Subject: Thank You!




Attention: Please!

Greetings to you and your family in the name of the Lord; with
due respect; please accept my apology if this message came to you unexpected. I
am Rev. Sambo Jonas, Indonesia
citizen. Presently I am here in (Cape Town) South Africa,
as a missionary.



I decided to contact
you for a deal simply because I like your profile, and I believe we can execute
this deal together for our mutual benefit in near future. There is an
inheritance which was entrusted in my position by one ex-military, before he
died last year 2012. The inheritance parcel in question containing precious
gold bars and funds, the entire is worth of (USD$4.2M), I shall furnish you
with the details and copy of the deposited certificate upon your interest to help
handle the deal with care and honesty. The Lord is my strength. Hope you will
not take advantage of my trust; I am looking forward to read from you soonest.
God bless you!



Yours truly,

Rev. Sambo Jonas

N.B” you will do well you reply to my private email for
further details! sambo_jonas123@yahoo.co.id




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