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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: JAZMIN AKOS <jazminakos@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <jasminakos@outlook.fr>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:56:01 +0200
Subject: Urgent Benevolent Project.



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A Benevolent Project.

Hello My Dear!

I hope you are doing great body and spirit, I was touched to send you
this message after much deliberation, I arrived at a compromise to
contact you.
I am Mrs. Jazmin Akos a noble woman who love to care for people living
in poverty around the world, Most countries about 21% of seniors age 65
and up, 32% of women age 75 and up, and 46% of children almost families
are living in poverty some cope with HIV and AIDS and some with kinds of
infirmities without much community support.

As a benevolent woman with fear of God, I find it necessary to go into
Orphanage and motherless homes to help people living in poverty and also
set up a community based programs to deliver better care and support for
people with HIV and AIDS.

But my present health situation do not permit me to handle this divine
project alone, so I decided to contact you to assist me by representing
me in your country so i can send you the funds to set up this divine
project. Let me hear from you by responding to this message and we will
move forward from there, then i can give you more details. Please copy
this email and reply to me for some security reasons:
jasminakos@outlook.fr

Be blessed.
Mrs. Mrs. Jazmin Akos

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