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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: "JESSICA ZABOW" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jessicazabow@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 19:54:55 +0100
Subject: Good PM to YOU !

Good PM to You!

My Name is Mrs. Jessica Zabow (80 Years Old), Married to Mr. Andrew Zabow (Late) with No children,

Before his death he deposited the sum of USD$5,000,000.00 with a bank in Accra Ghana, I have been notified by the bank to come forward for the fund, but due to my current illness (Cancer of the Lungs) and the notification of the doctor that I have just few days to spend on earth, I have decided to give up the fund for charity purpose.

But I need a reliable person to make the new beneficiary of the fund with the bank so he or she can take 50% for personal use and utilize the remaining 50% to fund orphanages, churches, widows around the world; this is to ensure that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on Earth.

If you are willing to help please reply back to me through the below email address:

Email: jessicazabow@yahoo.com

NB: This letter has nothing to do with SCAM but a humble plea for assistance!

Regards
Mrs. Jessica Zabow





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