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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: "Mr. Antonio Jacouris" <jacantonis001@videobank.it>
Reply-To: jacantonis@videobank.it
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:38:10 +0100
Subject: APPEAL FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP...



Attention Recipient:

Respectfully, I am Mr. Antonio Jacouris, a citizen of Seychelles and a Fund
Investment Manager.I sent this information to you in respect of my client who
had a solid plan to invest in your country but unfortunately, he was
assasinated
by his political opponents during pre-electioneering campaign in March 2009.My
client who was a social crusader, a politician of immense degree and
participated deeply in the running of his Country as a Minister for
Petroleum &
Energy in the past administration in his home country.

Based on the above facts and of my position as his fund manager,I was
instructed
by his wife who is his next of kin to write and seek for your partnership in
turning his idea into reliality by investing this fund in your Country
as it was
his idea to do so before his death.The reason for this is because of
the recent
crackdown on his family by the ruling government who have consistently
harrassed, intimidated and now investigating the stewardship of his husband in
the last administration hence her reason to secure this fund for the
future well
being of his family who have been under intense manipulations and house arrest
since the government crackdown on his family began. Could you please inform me
if you are disposed of the following's.

(1) Are you interested in partnering with me on this project?
(2) Are you ready to receive and invest this fund for our mutual benefit?
(3) Can you supervise the proposed investment for our benefit?

If YES are your answers to the above questions, then you should get back to me
so that part of her husband's funds would be channeled to you under a special
and secure payment arrangement from his holding Bank. So, if you can
receive and
invest this fund, kindly reply me with your acceptance letter so that
I can give
you more information's on how we can proceed.

Best regards,

Mr. Antonio Jacouris.

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