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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: <felissaj111@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: felissajenny@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:23:49 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Awaiting your immediate response

Dear Lovely One,

I am sending you this mail with deep sorrow i my heart when i remember the bad condition that i am going through at this time of the year,Please I seek your permission and would want to get myself introduce to you more better.I am an orphan 20 years female Miss .Felissa Jenny Harrison, the only
daugther of late Chief and Mrs Roland Leonard Harrison. I wish to request for your assistance in a financial transaction.And I wish to invest in Manufacturing and real estate management in your country. or possible any good lucrative business you know much better then me.I have Six million eight
houndred thousand united states dollars.USD($6.800,000) to invest in your country,and I will require your assistance in helping me stand as my late father's foreign business partner who he deposited the consignment on his behalf into the security company, the consignment was deposited in Africa
under the care of a security company. According to the director of the company there are waiting for me and my foreign partner to take action towards clearing out the consignment box . I will still go to the security company and fine out more as soon as I hear seriousely from you.
( felissajenny@yahoo.com)

Awaiting your immediate response
Thanks and God bless.
Best Regards
Felissa


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