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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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Fraud email example:

From: "d99_d99@voila.fr" <d99_d99@voila.fr>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:08:43 +0100
Subject: Miss Beauty Musa Jammeh

Dearest

Iknow this mail will come to you as a surprise since we haven't known
or come across each other before considering the fact that I sourced
your email contact through the Internet in search of trusted person who
can assist me.

Iam Beauty Musa Jammeh 24 years old female from the Republic of Gambia,
the Daughter of Late Major Musa Jammeh. My late father was Principal
Protection Officer to President Yahya Jammeh. He died on the 19 Nov
2007 at the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital following an illness at
Sukuta Village, Kombo North Gambia.

Iam constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment which I am
receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late
father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of
my beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to travel to Europe, but she hide
away my international passport and other valuable documents.

Luckily she did not discover where I kept
my father's File which contained important documents. Now I am
presently staying in the Mission Refugee camp in Burkina Faso. I am
seeking for long term relationship and investment assistance.

My father
of blessed memory deposited the sum of US$ 6.5 Million in one
bank in Burkina Faso with my name as the next of kin. I had contacted
the Bank to clear the deposit but the Branch Manager told me that being
a refugee, my status according to the local law does not authorize me
to carry out the operation. However, he advised me to provide a trustee
who will stand on my behalf. I had wanted to inform my stepmother
about this deposit but I am afraid that she will not offer me anything
after the release of the money.

Therefore, I decide to seek for your help in transferring the money into your
bank account while I will relocate to your country and settle down with
you. As
you indicated your interest to help me I will give you the
account number and the contact of the bank where my late beloved father
deposited the money with my name as the next of kin. It is my intention
to compensate you with 20% of the total money for your assistance and
the balance shall be my investment in any profitable venture which you
will recommend to me as have no any idea about foreign investment.
Please all communications should be through email for confidential
purposes.

Thanking you a lot in anticipation of your quick response. I will give you
details in my next mail after receiving your acceptance mail to help
me. Yours sincerely

Miss
Beauty Musa Jammeh
Sorry if you received this letter in your spam, Due to recent

connection error here in the country.
Miss Beauty Musa Jammeh

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