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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: john_jeffrey205@handbag.com
Reply-To: john_jeffrey205@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 13:30:57 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL.

FROM MR.JOHN JEFFREY.
NORTH ATLANTIC SECURITIES
FINACIAL COMPANY
LOME-TOGO.

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MR.JOHN JEFFREY. THE MANAGER OF OPERATION WITH THE NORTH ATLANTIC SECURITIES
S.A.R.L.HERE IN LOME TOGO.NORTH .ATLANTIC SECURITIES S.A.R.L IS A SECURITY
AND FINANCIAL COMPANY THAT HANDLE PERSON,FAMILY AND COMPANIES PRECIOUS METALS
E.G:GOLD,PRECIOUS STONES AND DIAMOND,AND ALSO,WE PROVIDE SAVINGS AND HOUSING
LOAN TO PERSONS,FAMILIES AND COMPANIES.

I GOT YOUR CONTACT, WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR A FORIEGN PARTNER WHOM,I CAN
TRUST AND DO BUSINESS WITH. ON THE 5'TH JULY 1999 THERE WAS AN AIRCRASH THAT
HAPPENED IN EGYPT.ONE MOHAMMED MOHD SALAHELDDIN LEVY WHO IS OUR CUSTOMER
EGYPTIAN CITIZEN AND AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN,DIED WITH HIS NEXT OF KIN
IN THE PAINFUL INCIDE(AIRCRASH).BEFORE THE AIRCRASH,MOHAMMED MOHD SALAHELDDIN
LEVYS DEPOSITED($35 MILLION U.S DOLLARS)THRITY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS WITH US,WELL PACTAGED IN TWO BOXES AS PRECIOUS METALS.

DUE TO MY POSITION IN THE COMPANY,HE CONFINDED IN ME,BY TELLING ME THAT HE
WANTS TO USE THAT MONEY FOR HIS PERSONAL POLITICAL AMBITION,SO HE BROUGHT
IT TO LOME TOGO FOR SECURITY PURPOSE.I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO KNOW ABOUT
THIS IN OUR COMPANY.

SINCE HE DIED WITH HIS NEXT OF KIN,NOBODY,HAS COME FOR THE CLAIM OF THESE
BOXES CONTAINING THRITY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($35 MILLION U.S
DOLLARS BUT,WAS REGISTERED AS PRECIOUS METAL. HENCE,I SOLICIATE FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE IN PURPORTING YOU OR COMPANY AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASE.ALL
ARRANGEMENTS HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR A HITCH AND RISK FREE TRANSACTION.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TRANSACTING THIS DEAL WITH ME,INDICATE YOUR INTEREST
TO ENABLE ME GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS AND INSTRUCTIONS ON THE MODALITIES.I CAN
NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS MYSELF AS A STAFF OF THE COMPANY.I AM
GOING TO PURPORT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED.I WILL GIVE YOU ALL
NECESSARY INFORMATIONS NEEDED.

NOTE:THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES ABSOLUATE SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIAL.

THANK YOU AND REMAIN BLESSED.

YOURS SINCERELY.

MR.JOHN JEFFREY.



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