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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: Jenneh Kandeh <ayenijohnolatunde@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jenneh_kandeh@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:23:10 +0100
Subject: Re: Regarding Of My Late Father's Fund $10.2m

Good day.

I got your e-mail through internet during serious search for a
reliable personality. My name is Jenneh Kandeh birth on May/23rd/1994
in FreeTown Capital of Sierra Leone.

I am a nephew to Foday Sankoh, the rebel leader of Sierra Leone,
opposed to the government of President Ahmad Tejan Kebbah the
ex-leader, I have been on exile in the Benin - Porto-Novo. I'm current
residing at Porto-Novo BENIN due to war of my country, my mother
killed on 04/01/2002 for Sierre Leone civilian war my father decided
to change another residence country with me because I am only child
for my family bad news that my father pass away on 25/11/2020 during
the war. My late father made a lot of money through the sales of
Diamonds to the tune of $10,200,000 (Ten Million Two Hundered United
States Dollars) This money is currently and secretly kept in a ECOWAS
security company here in Porto-Novo Benin, but because of the
political turmoil which still exists in this Africa.

I cannot invest it alone, hence am soliciting your help me take these
funds into your custody and also advise me on how to invest it and I
want to add here that if agreed 35% of the total worth of the fund
will be yours minus your total expenses incurred during the clearing
of the fund in Cotonou Benin that 35% is a $3,570,000 is yours out of
the total fund after we confirmed the fund there. While I wait to
hear from you soon, my warm regards to you and your family.

Thanks
Jenneh

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