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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a orphan scam.
Fraud email example:
From: jennandrews <jenniferandrews2012@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 09:20:13 +0000
Subject: From Jennifer Andrews
Greetings
>From Jennifer Andrews
Good day to you. It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture
which I intend to establish in your country.
I am Jennifer Andrews . 19 year old, the only Daughter of the former
Ivory Coast's foreign minister.Although i have not met with you before but
I believe, you will regard me as your friend and treat this message
urgently. I am writing you in absolute confidence to seek your assistance
to transfer the sum of Five million, United State Dollars (5,000,000.00)
which my late father deposited in a bank here in Lome Togo. He wanted to
used this money for his political reason in our Country before he was
assassinated on his out Political campaign with my mother. Now I have
decided to invest these money in a country where there is no political war
because we don't want to experience what we have passed through in the past
again. We want to transfer these funds for investment in your country.
That was why I felt happy when I saw your contact because I strongly
believe that by the grace of God you will help me invest this money wisely.
i am are ready to pay 10% of the total amount to you if you can help me to
manage this money another 10% as annual interest to you especially for
securing the money for us which you will strongly have absolute control
over. i am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(i) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 19 years.
l await for your soonest response for more details.
Respectfully
Jennifer Andrews
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