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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: Jessica Nelson <jnelsonfamily@yahoo.dk>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 00:03:18 +1000 (EST)
Subject: Urgent Assistance Please!!!


MISS JESSICA NELSON

Dearest One,

Lovely one i am writting this letter with due respect and heart full of tears, since we have not known or met ourselves previously.

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going to business relationship with you. I got your contact from the International web site directory. And i prayed over it and selected your name among other names believing that you are God Fearing person also hopen that you will hear the cry of an ORPHAN like me.

I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business which we must build trust before we proceed.

I am Miss Jessica Nelson the only Daughter of late Mr & Mrs Micheal Nelson. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Bouake where he has a company and also in Abidjan the Economic capital of Ivory Coast before he was Poisoned to death by one of my Uncle who was his business associates on one of their outing for a business in a hotel on 30th June 2007.

While my mother died long ago on the 21st October 1984 in Treichvill General Hospital Abidjan, when i was still a kid. My father took me so Special because I am her only Daughter.

Before the death of my father on 30th June 2007 in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of (US$3.5m) Three million Five hundred thousand U.S Dollars left in a private Security company and the money is inside One Trunk Box Deposited as Family Valuable and Treasure save box here in Abidjan Ivory Coast.

My Dad told me that he used my name as the only Daughter for the next of kin in depositing the save trunk box Family valuable and treasure which the security company did not know the contents as money uptill date and you are the only one I am disclosing about it.

He also Explained to me that it was because of this Wealth and some huge amount of money my Uncle supposed to balance the company from the deal they heard together. That was the reason why my Uncle poisoned his only brother and now has power to inherit my Father's wealth.

My late Father Adviced me to seek for a God fearing foreign person in a country of my choice where I will use it for investment and to further my education. I want to transfer this money to your Account and stay under your care.

Last week, the security company director called my Attention over the truck box. So i want you to come and stand for me as my late Father foreign partner.

I am seeking your assistance in the following ways.
1) To make out time and contact the Security company where my late father deposited the Money.

2) To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am a girl of 24 years and to assure me that I will be save when the money enters your care

3) To stay with you and continue my education while the fund will be invested.
Moreover Sir, I am willing to offer you 40% of the fund as compensation for your effort after we successfully get this fund in your destionation.

Anticipating to hear from you soon as possible because i have made up my mind to Move out with the fund to start up my own life before my Uncle and the wife will kill me like they killed my Father. I am expecting your urgent reply as soon as you receive this message. Thanks.

Best Regards
Miss Jessica Nelson.



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