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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: "Mrs. Saab Joon" <yuutokurahara@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Saab Joon" <saab_joon@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:17:19 +0900 (JST)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?RnJvbSAgTXJzIFNhYWLCoEpvb24=?=


I know that this letter may
come to you as surprise, I came across your email contact from my personal
search and I decided to reveal this life time secret to you as I prayed hard
before I sent you this email. I believe that you will be honest and sincere to
fulfil my final wish before I will die.
 
I am Mrs.  Saab
 Joon,, (Lassa) Ivory Coast, but work in Accra Ghana, West-Africa since
eight years ago as a business woman dealing with gold exportation; I am 58
years old now suffering from a long time cancer of breast. From all indication
my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors have courageously advised
me that I may not live beyond the next One month, this is because the cancer
stage has reached a critical stage I have only one daughter age of 16 years
old.
 
My husband was poisoned by his
business associate who happens to be his brothers some years back because of
this money. Since his death I decided not to re- marry because of my bad
health. Before the death of my husband, he deposited the total of €5,760,000
million Euro with a security company here in Ivory Coast as family valuables
items. The security company does not know that the real content is money he
deposited it as a family valuable items such as gold and jewelleries.
 
I want you to assist me in
other to claim the consignment with the security company, as my late husband’s
foreign business partner, after you have received the consignment   in
your country, you will then adopt my only daughter to your country for her to
continue her education and invest the rest of the money on my daughters name. I
believe you are in a better position to help me claim the consignment from the
security company.
 
As soon as I receive your
reply I shall give you the contact of the security company here in Ivory Coast.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here. If you are
interested kindly reply immediately with your full personal information.
 
NAME...........................................
AGE........................................................
SEX......................................................
COUNTRY.............................................
OCCUPATION..........................................
PHONE
NUMBER........................................
 
Hope to hear from you soonest.
 
Mrs .Saab  Joon

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