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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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Fraud email example:

From: Junior ROGERS <lorm0toure93057@gmail.com>
Reply-To: privacy2000@zohomail.com
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2022 15:10:38 +0100
Subject: Re : YOU HAVE A NEW MESSAGE.

Hello Dear,

Good morning! I know that this message might be a surprise to you. But
please bring your attention to read my message with sympathetic mind.
I sent you message some time ago but i didn't hear any response from
you, i hope all is well with you and your family. Thank God!

My name is Junior ROGERS, from Sierra Leone, My father, (Late Chief)
Adams ROGERS, was the former Chief controller of Sierra Leone Diamonds
who served in the regime of President Charles Taylor; My father was
poisoned / killed by some rabels assinged by the former president
Charles Taylor because of his opposition to the former regime of
president Charles Taylor and his involvements in Diamonds trade. My
father was among the rich Diamond traders that was poisoned by the
rabel forces assinged by president Charles Taylor who's currently
sentenced to Fifty year in jail for war crimes, Rape and built a child
army in my country Sierra Leone.

My mother died after giving birth to me as second child after my elder
sister. But as i communicate with you now, my late father's brothers
and relatives, that's MY WICKED UNCLES have sold all my late father's
Diamond corperation and properties to a Chinese marchandise and they
have shared the money themselves leaving nothing for me and for my
education. The one that scared me so much is that, they have killed my
only elder sister and now, they want to kill me just for them to have
access to claim this Fund my father deposited in the bank in Europe,
so i took a bold decision to escaped from their hands and i run away
with the deposit certificate documents to the neighbouring country
through the help of some Red Cross officials who knew that my life was
in grave danger. Now i'm staying in the Catholic Church Refugee Camp
in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire just for the security and safety of my life
first. The church camp refugee officials told me not to go out any
other the officials since they knew that i do not have any passport or
residence paper. It was because the Red Cross Officials knew that i'm
escaping for the safety of my life and they took me along to the
neighbouring country and kept me under the church camp here.

Please i would like to know more about you and discuss investment
issues with you. Please i'm in a sincere desire of your assistance
both for the transfer of this fund to your bank account for an
investments under your care, management and control and secondly, also
to take me along with you to your country so that i can continue my
education there in your country, while you manage the investments of
the fund until i grew up maturity. I inherited from my father the sum
of US$5.5 Million (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollar) which my late father deposited in one of the investment banks
in Europe like i told you before he died in a private hospital because
of the poison which has affected and damage his body system.

Please, i shall give you more details only if you will be interested
and willing to assist me to transfer this money to your account and
also to take me along with you to your country to continue my
education. Please i will stop for now, but your suggestions or ideas
will be appreciated. Reply me back urgently through my private email
address here ( privacy2000@zohomail.com ) for more explanations and
information's.

I'm waiting for your consideration response. Please i will like us to
have a phone call communication, may be, when i receive a
consideration or positive response from you.

Thank you and God bless you.

Yours Truly,

Junior ROGERS.


Below is the site i took from my sister before my wicked uncles killed
her because they want to have access to the deposit documents. I have
the records with me;
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-12392062
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/former-liberian-president-charles-taylor-found-guilty-of-war-crimes

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