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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: Addo Jane <addojaneddo@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 00:49:33 -0800
Subject: My Dear Friend.

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Hello Dear,

I have a proposal for you - this however is not mandatory nor will I
in any manner compel you to honor against your will. I believe that
success depends on the support of other people and unexpected sources
of help come from unpredictable quarters to the person who remain
positive and enthusiastic. Therefore, I want to trust you even as I
never saw you before, hoping that you will be trustworthy in this
transaction

I am contacting you to help me as i am much in need of trust and
help.I am critically ill that is why I contacted you to finalize this
transaction to enable me have a better medical treatment. The
arrangement of this deal is for you to only assist me have the said
fund transfer into your bank.

I am Mrs Jane Addo. I need you to help me in the transfer of three
million two hundred thousand dollars,if you will be trusted and
willing. This is the sum that accrued from compensations by
contractors who where assisted with loans from my bank without the
normal collateral when I was in position to do the business as the
branch manager.
However,I place this fund on what we call suspense account without any
beneficiary.

I hope you understand my situation.
I await your reply asap.

Regards,
Mrs Jane Addo.

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