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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: NENE JACKSON <jackson_nene_0001@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:26:45 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Best Regards.Nene jackson


Nene Ben Jackson,
15 Rue Du Marcory
Ivory coast,
Abidjan,
West Africa.

Kindly Reply via office email
With due regards,I am Nene jackson,a solicitorand citizen Zimbabwe Age 27 years the only daughter of Late Dr Ben .B jackson On the 17 may 2005,my Father,his wife my late mothere were involved in a gastly car accident along Nouvissi express Road.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I have made several enquiries locate any of my late father business partner, relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful,After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to search the
international business Directory in my country to locate any Caring, kind,honest and above all a God fearing person or family of my late parent's ,hence I contacted you to come forward as the Next of kin to my late father wealth I have contacted you to assist in repartrating this fund valued at USD$30.5 million Dollars left behind by my late father in a security vault of a Bank where this huge amount was deposited in a Bank Security Vault as a family treasure here in Abidjan,before it get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Bank .

And now the Bank Security Vault has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have this fund confisicated within the next twenty one official working days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the some body that will help me for over a year now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since i am have nobody to standfor to get what rightly is mine i like to present you as my late father foreign business partner to this funds if you will accepted by contacting the Bank Security Vault and claim this deposit on your name with the back up document as the only surviving daughter so that the deposit funds can be transfered to you.


The sharing modalities are 5% will be map out for expenses (local and international) 10% will be for charity purpose in your coutry 55% will be for me and 30% will be for your roll and assistance ,your opinion is also wellcome on the method of sharing .I have all neccessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law,please what are needed of you to carry on this transactions is below.

1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Draw/Batch Number above:


Please get in touch with me, if you are willing to accept me ,i expect your urgent responce to this letter will be proudly appreciated,

Kindly Reply via office email,

Best Regards.Nene jackson.


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