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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:
- "million us dollars" (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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mohamed Yunis Jabr <yujabrr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 17:43:11 +0000
Subject: Assalamualaikum
Assalamualaikum
My name is Mohamed Yunis Jabr i am the son of former Libyan Minister of
Defense under the regime of late Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, my father Major
General Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr was the Libyan Minister of Defence under the
regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. presently i am in Cote d'Ivoire with the
United Nations on Asylum. I got your contact from a Web Page Directory on
Investment and resettlement program. I am 20yrs old and as it is now I am
no longer comfortable with my present condition here I hereby seek your
assistance in the following ways
(1) To help me come over to your country for resettlement, until the war in
my country is over.
(2) To also help me in getting this fund which I inherited from my father
over to your country
The fund is worth $15.5 million US dollars and it was transferred into his
foreign account here in this country before he later told me to move down
here for security reasons.
Unfortunately my father was killed in Sirte. He was in a car convoy with
Gaddafi trying to flee from the Siege of Sirte After the convoy was
attacked by nato aircraft
Right now I am confused here and do not know where to start from since I
can no longer easily go back to Libya now due to the present situation of
things right
there now.
I will also compensate you greatly for this assistance, when I come over to
your country but only if you can be able to assist in transferring my fund
and also re-settling in your country and investing in a lucrative business
venture. you can also reach me at this my private email address:
yumoh@voila.fr
Regards,
Mohamed Yunis Jabr,
Salaam.
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