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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: "Faith Johnson" <faith_johnson2a@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: faith_johnson1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 18:45:50 +0000
Subject: I And My Age Mother Need Your Urgent Assistance PLease.

MY GREETINGS,

HOW ARE YOU TODAY AND I HOPE YOU ARE FINE ? IF SO THANKS BE TO GOD.I AM MISS Faith, THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF COL. RAZAK JOHNSON ONE OF THE SENIOR OFFICIALS OF REVOLUTIONARY UNITED FRONT OF SIERRA LEONE (R.U.F) WHO DIED ON 18/06/2002 WITH SOME OF HIS COLLEAGUESS DURING A CROSS FIRE BATTLE BETWEEN THE (R.U.F) AND THE PEACE KEEPING FORCE IN SIERRA LEONE.IN BRIEF THE PHOTO OF THE INSIDENT WILL BE SEND TO YOU IF DEMAND,

BECAUSE OF THE PRESENT SITUATION IN MY COUNTRY SIERRA LEONE, MY AGED MOTHER ADVISED ME TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY FOR SECURITY REASONS, AND ALSO TO LOOK FOR A TRUST WORTHY AND A RELIABLE PERSON WHO CAN ASSIST ME TO TRANSFER MY CONSIGNMENT OUT OF DAKAR SENEGAL.

I HAVE THE SUM OF ($13.2,000,000,000 MILLION U.S.DOLLARS). WHICH I WILL LIKE TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY. THESE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER IN A HIGH FINANCE FIRM AS A FAMILY TRESSURE HERE IN DAKAR SENEGAL, OF WHICH I WAS MADE THE SOLE BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF KIN OF MY FATHER TO THE FUND, I HIGHLY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE BOTH IN TRANSFERRING THE FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY AND ALSO INVESTING IT FOR ANY PROFITABLE GOOD BUSINESS

I AND MY AGED MOTHER HAS PROPOSED (20%) PERCENT OF THE TOTAL SUM OF THE MONEY FOR YOU, SO AS FOR YOU TO GIVE US ALL NECESSARY ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTIONS WE MAY NEED IN YOUR COUNTRY, PLEASE TREAT AS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON THIS MONEY, AS I CONFIDE IN YOU HOPING YOU WILL NEVER BETRAY ME AT LAST.ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THE DEPOSITED FUND IN THE FINANCE FIRM ARE WITH ME HERE IN DAKAR SENEGAL AND WILL BE FAX TO YOU ON DEMAND I AM LIVING IN THE GIRLS HOSTEL OF THE REFUGEE CAMP IN DAKAR SENEGAL WHERE I RAN TO HIDE MY SELF .THIS IS WHY I CONTACT YOU AND WILL BE GLAD TO HERE FROM YOU IMMIDIATELY. I HOPE TO HERE FROM YOU.REMAIN BLESS


THANKS AND REMAIN BLESS.
YOUR'S SINCERELY,
FAITH JOHNSON.




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