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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: Miss Vic <miss_vic00g@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:24:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello Dear



Dear ,=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 YOUR SINCERE ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED PLEA=
SE YOUR HONOUR
Thanks for giving this message a previlege, I know you may wonder consideri=
ng the fact that we have no formal aquaintance. Please,be honest to me rega=
rds your interest in assisting out of this.=20
=A0
My name is Miss Victoria Selormey,27 years of age ,the Daughter of the late=
former deputy finance minister of Ghana. My father was jailed after he has=
been probed and found guilty of embezzlement of state funds and most espec=
ially diverting a fund donated by the Japanese government for the Keta sea =
defence project.=20
=A0
All effort made by our family and my mother to get him out of jail proved t=
o no avail and my father died due to his deterioting cardiac health problem=
.. On account of this, my mother and I have thought it is wise for me to go =
to abroad with the documents of the remaining properties that my late fathe=
r left for me, especially a $12.5 Million USD dollars that my father deposi=
ted with my name in a bank here in Ghana.
=A0
So I decided to call on you to assist in transfering this fund and investin=
g it in a lucrative business venture in your country under your supervision=
and care so that after the fund has been properly secured I will then come=
down to meet you and send my mother some funds for the sake of my siblings=
/two young brothers to be taken care of. Presently, my family condition is =
too critical.
=A0
Note that all relevant documents in respect of this properties are in my na=
me. Your willingness to assist in this bank to bank transfer, I will forwar=
d all documents and details to you so we can discuss better on important pa=
rtnership terms before we proceed. I am prepared to alocate 25% for your as=
sistance,5% for expenses. God richly bless you and your family.
=A0
Best regards
Miss Victoria Selormey.
Email miss_selo@yahoo.com
=0A=0A=0A

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