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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: rom_jones02@terra.com
Date: 23 Oct 2005 12:40:11 -0000
Subject: ROMEO AND SHARA JONES


ROMEO AND SHARA JONES

ABIDJAN, COTE D\'IVOIRE

WEST-AFRICA

TEL:+22508360693

ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:rom_jones01@terra.com



DEAR,



PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF ENTERING INTO BUSINESSRELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

I PRAYED OVER IT CONTACTING YOU DUE TO IT\'S ESTEEMING NATURE. AS AREPUTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND I WANT TOCONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS. I ROMEO JONES THE SON OF LATE MR. DAVID JONES, MY FAHTER WAS A VERYWEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF COTED\'IVOIRE BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, ON ONEOF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1995. MY FATHER TOOK ME SOSPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH NOVEMBER 2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITALHERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HEHAS A SUM OF US$5,000 000 (FIVE MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN ALOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN.



HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WASPOISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGNPARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USEIT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT). I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS : TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERED TO SERVEAS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND AND MY YOUNGER SISTER SHARA JONES IS 20YEARS.TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER OUREDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.



MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATIONFOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOURNOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME BY SENDINGTO US YOUR TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER, CONTACT ADDRESS, FULL NAME SO THAT WE CANBE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU AT ANY TIME. I WILL APPRECIATE YOU SEND ME E-MAIL. ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.PLEASE DO HURRY TO ASSIST US OUT HERE NOW THAT THIS COUNTRY IS IN POLITICALCHOAS, WE URGENTLY NEED YOUR KIND ATTENTION.



THANKS AND GOD BLESS



ROMEO AND SHARA JONES











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