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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: "Jan O. Kesid" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <janokesid@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2016 10:46:32 -0700
Subject: Very urgent, Please get back to me asap

From Jan O.Kesid
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Unit Base Camp, Damascus Syria
Email:  casualty@rescueteam.com
janokesid@rescueteam.com
www.rescue.org
Hello,
Let me give you the details of my personality and why i contacted you. I am Jan O.Kesid, head of operations International Rescue Committee IRC rescue team here in Damascus,  Syria.
I am writing on behalf of Mrs. Monica Lemas the wife of late Mr. Damian Lemas of the blessed memory, Mr. Damian is a senior colleague of mine and have served with the IRC and other organization for more than 33years before his demise, he was killed along side with soldiers on the 15th day of May, 2014 by Talibans during a humanitarian relief function in the southern Kandahar area of Afghanistan.
She was married for 15 years without a child due to fibroid problem. Since her husband's death she has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer also suffering stroke that she can’t move around. Recently, her doctor told her that she would not last for the next 2 months due to the cancer problem have gotten to a very bad stage. According to her the late husband has a cash of $4.2 million USD with a bank in Spain and a cash of $3.3 million USD deposited with a security company.
Knowing her condition she has decided to donate this money for charity purposes and she has obliged me to locate someone whom she shall present to the bank and the security company for the release of the funds. I have decided to contact you for this charity work and she has giving me the power to locate someone for this humanitarian service. I need someone i could deal with on trust, so that is why i have to go through a secured site where i will be sure of the person i am dealing with, this is her wish and i have to assist her.
If you are interested to work for her wish, i will inform her and allowing her introduce you to the bank and the security company for the transfer of the money to you. She want's you to use 80% of the money to visit orphanage homes, help the poor , provide for the sick ones in the hospital, help women with cancer and other areas you wishes to touch life's, then take the remaining amount for logistics and your services. She took this decision because she has no child, her relatives are selfish and wicked, because of her present condition they abandoned her, and they thought nothing good will ever come out from her again after the death of her husband. She has ask for your prayers.
Best Regards,
Jan O. Kesid on behalf of
Mrs. Monica Lemas.

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