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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: jenna mustafa <jennamm180@live.co.uk>
Reply-To: <jennam2007@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:48:01 +0600
Subject: Genuine Assistance neened



Genuine Assistance neenedDearest,Contact me on private email ( jennamus@jmail.co.za )

I know this mail will come to you as a surprise since we have not had previous correspondence, please bear with me. I will really like to have a good relationship with you, and I have a special reason why I decided to contact you.
I decided to contact you because of the urgency of my situation here after surfing the net for the reason which I contacted you, I am Miss Jenna Mustafa 19 years old girl from Liberia, the only daughter of Late Malik Mustafa the deputy minister of national security under the leadership of president Charles Taylor who is now in facing murder charges, my father was killed by government of Charles Taylor, he accused my father of coup attempt against his government.

I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I am receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father.Meanwhile I wanted to escape to the Europe but she hides away my international passport and other valuable travelling documents. Luckily she did not discover where I kept my fathers File which contains important documents.
So I decided to run to the refugee camp where I am presently seeking asylum under the United Nations High Commission for the Refugee herein Abidjan Cote D’Iovoire where my late father deposited some amount of money in a bank. I wish to contact you personally for a long term business relationship and investment assistance in anywhere in the world.My late father deposited the sum of US$ 4 million (Four million united state dollars) in one of the leading bank with my names as the next of kin.
However, I shall forward to you with the necessary documents on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the transfer of the money to your account, and investment of the fund. As you will help me in an investment, and I will like to complete my studies, as I was in my secondary school, when the crisis started. If you are willing to help me in this, I will like to have your full contact as well as yourPhone and fax number.Your full names and country nameYour age and your passport or identity. I am not on phone but I will give you the number of the Rev priest in the camp so that you can call me through his phone number. I am waiting for your urgent and positive response. Please do keep this only to your self please I plead you not to disclose it till I come over to your country after the transfer.
Contact me on private email ( jennamus@jmail.co.za )
Yours Sincerely Jenna,
Nice day.
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