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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: Ngozi Njeaba <nnj2006@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: njeaba@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:55:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Business /Attention Loraine Webber


From: The Desk of Principal Attorney
Njeaba Chambers (Legal Practitioners).
P.Box 1125 Accra.
Accra Ghana West Africa.
E-Mail: njeaba@yahoo.com
Tel:00233-246-871-856

Attention : Loraine Webber


Good day,

I am Barrister Ngozi Njeaba, a solicitor at law and a personal attorney to Late Mr. Paul O.Webber, here in after shall be referred to as my client. My client worked as an independent contractor to the Shell Development Company herein Accra Ghana.

On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road and all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessfull. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating fund valued at Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only($US9.500,000.00) left behind by my client with a Bank herein Ghana , before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this amount were deposited. The Director of the Bank contacted me on Friday 02-12-2005 as the attorney to present either his cousins or next of kin so that they will release the fund in which they kept in there bank (Custody.)

Ever since then, I have made several attempts to locate any of his cousins or next of kin so that they will come forward to put in claims to the said fund but unfortunately, I discovered that in all his files with my chambers, he never motioned having any relatives nor cousin's. After several attempts to trace any of his relative, I decided to contact you.

One fact remains clear, that anybody I present to the bank as his next of kin, shall inherit the fund and it is based on this fact that I ask you to get back to me immediately so that we both will discuss on terms of partnership in this issue so that I will forward your name to the bank as his legitimate next of kin backed up with a sworn affidavit of oaths from the magistrate court of Ghana.

Be advised that this transaction is 100% risk-free as this transaction will remain sealed for life at the conclusion which will not take more than 10 working Day’s. I await your immediate response so that I will give you a more comprehensive detail as regards to this transaction.


Best Regards.


Barrister Ngozi Njeaba, B.L.
Njeaba Chambers (Legal Practitioners).
P.Box 1125 Accra.
Accra Ghana West Africa.



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