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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Jemilla Smith" <jemillasmith10@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2019 10:25:54 -0800
Subject: compensation


Dear Friend,

I'm sorry but happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Vietnam, though I
tried my best to involve you in the business but God decided the whole
situations. Presently I’m in Vietnam for investment projects with my own
share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and
attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us
some how.

Now contact my secretary in Burkina Faso her name is Ms. Jemilla Smith on
her e-mail address below jemillasmith10@gmail.com ask her to send you the
total of $1.1Milion which I kept for your compensation for all the past
efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your
efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touched with my
secretary Ms. Jemilla Smith and instruct her where to send the amount to
you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
joy after all the sufferness at that time.

In the moment, I’m very busy here because of the investment projects which
I and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had
forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that
money, so feel free to get in touch with Ms. Jemilla Smith she will send
the amount to you without any delay OK. Extend my greetings to your family.

My Best regards
Yours brother
Mr. Abu Salam
Greetings from Vietnam

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