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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: Nancy Jammeh <greatertham@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: nancyjemmeh2007@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:14:16 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: from nancy jammeh am seeking for your help!!



Hello my dear
I'm delighted and honourd writing this letter to you I believe that is going to mark the of my never-ending Suffering. I will love to have a long-term friendship with you and know more about you in other to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming, if you can be able to help me in this transaction.

I am a Sudanese, the Daughter of Late Dr. John Garang, who was the first Vice President of Sudan, before he was kill by Sudan President Omar al Bashir in helicopter crash. The main reason of contacting you is to seek your assistance in the area of my future freedom/ investment also for a helping hand over some amount of money my Late father deposited, which am the next of kin.This money is Seven Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars.

Right now i am in a refugees camp seeking asylum in Dakar Senegal, I came here after the death of my parents and i am in search of a foreign partner to help me retrieve the money from the financier firm also help me relocate out of this country, I have contacted the concern firm so many times but they said that due to my refugee status they will not release the fund directly to me, therefore i should present a partner/sincere person or a company to stand on my behalf.

I am now asking you to please help me and stand on my behalf to make this claim, I am ready to pay 25% of the total amount to you if you help me in this transaction another 10% interest of Annual Income to you for handling this transaction for me which you will strongly have absolute control over.If you can handle this project sincerely and willing to assist me in transfering this fund to your bank account in your country, kindly reach me.I want you to know much about me so that we can achieve this together.I will send my photographs ande phone number when i hear from you soonest.

Yours sincerely,
Nancy Jammeh



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