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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: "Ms.Anne Jullien Assa" <ms.anne_julienassa1001@outlook.fr>
Reply-To: "Ms.Anne Jullien Assa" <missjulienassa@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 01:35:17 +0900 (JST)
Subject: IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM Ms.ANNE.J


My
name is Ms. Anne J.A I am a banker of international commercial bank here in
Cote d’Ivoire West Africa accountant dept and also I am account holder to one
of our deceased customer who died sometime ago and an industrialist, who worked
as an oil and gas merchant in my country before he died. I have pick up the
trust and courage to write you this letter with divine confidence that you are
a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important and
confidential transaction of eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000.00) which I
have for you, believing also that you will never let me down either now or in
the future.
 
I
am contacting you, to present you as his trustee/business partner to stand as
the beneficiary of this fund because only a foreigner can stand as the
beneficiary to enable the bank transfer the money into your account so that
both of us can share the funds once it’s transferred, I will secure the vital
documents that will make you the beneficiary of the fund to enable us claim it
from the bank where the fund is deposited, If you accept my offer, but if you
do not accept this offer kindly forget that I contacted you.
 
All
I need is for you to stand as his trustee and business partner to the
beneficiary of the said amount; within three days the funds will be transferred
to your designated bank account, there are practically no risks involved; it
will be a bank-to-bank transfer preferred and very smoothly.   
 
 I
hope you understand my situation? If you are interested to receive the funds
get back to me immediately in order to provide full details of the transaction
to enable the bank transfer the entire sum of the eighteen million dollars into
your account as the beneficiary of the fund.
 
May
God bless you and your family while waiting for your prompt response, 
 
Thanks
and best regards
Ms.
Anne J.A

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