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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: "mensah kobo" <menkobo111@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: menkobo1@lycos.com
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:17:27 -0800
Subject: contact me back

DEAR SIR,

NATURALLY THIS LETTER WOULD COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, SINCE WE NEVER MET BEFORE. HOWEVER, PERMIT ME TO INTIMATE YOU WITH THIS TRANSACTION THAT WOULD BE OF MUTUAL BENEFIT TO BOTH OF US.

I WAS THE PERSONAL ASSISTANCE TO THE LATE PRESIDENT GNASSINGBE EYADEMA OF TOGO AT THE PEAK OF THE CRISES AND HIS SICKNESS IN TOGO THAT LED TO THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT GNASSINGBE EYADEMA AND HIS EVENTUAL DEATH IN PARIS -FRANCE, HE GNASSINGBE EYADEMA CONFIDED IN ME AND GAVE ME THE SUM OF EIGHTEEN MILLION US DOLLAR ($18M) TO MOBILIZE SUPPORT AND TO PROCURE ARMS AND AMMUNITIONS AS TO ASSIST FIGHT THE OPPOSITION FORCE.FEW DAYS AFTER THIS FUND WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO ME, EVENTS MOVED VERY FAST WHICH EVENTUALLY LED TO THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT GNASSINGBE EYADEMA. LUCKILY FOR ME I HAD MADE MY WAY TO GHANA UNDER DIPLOMATIC COVERAGE WITH THE FUND BEFORE THE DEATH OF GNASSINGBE EYADEMA, WITH ATTORNEYS ADVISE, I THEN DEPOSIT THE FUND ($18MUSD) WITH FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY IN ACCRA (REPUBLIC OF GHANA) FOR SAFE KEEPING ONLY. IN ORDER TO AVOID BEING HOUNDED BY THE NEW GOVERNMENT OF FAURE GNASSINGBE, I HAD TO GO UNDERGROUND UNTIL EVENTS WOULD SETTLE FOR GO!
OD.

ALTHOUGH, GNASSINGBE EYADEMA HAS BEING DEAD AND THE SON SWORN IN AS THE PRESENT PRESIDENT OF TOGO, I CONSIDERED IT UNSAFE TO RETURN TO TOGO. SO WHAT I REALLY WANT IS A FAITHFUL PARTNER WHO WILL MEET WITH ME IN ACCRA -GHANA FOR FULL NEGOTIATION AND TO ASSIST ME MOVE THIS FUND OUT OF GHANA FOR VIABLE AND PROFITABLE INVESTMENT ABROAD, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTIFY YOU THAT I HAVE DECIDE TO GIVE YOU 15% OUT OF THE FUND.
IF YOU HOPE IN ASSISTING ME, DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT.

BEST REGARDS,
MR MENSAH KOBO


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