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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: Henry Lartey <pusdarling@dephut.go.id>
Reply-To: Henry Lartey <edrmans@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 17:59:07 +0700 (WIT)
Subject: hello reply

Dear Friend,

My name is Henry Lartey the only son to my late father Mr. Daniel Augustus
Lartey the presidential candidate, leader, founder and chairman of the Great
Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) here in Ghana, with due respect and concern,
my late father concealed to me before he gave up the ghost an amount
of money which i will like to invest in your country with your assistance in
locating a very lucrative business venture which i can invest the fund into.This
fund belong to my late father and he deposited this fund in a private bank
here in Ghana in the name of his foreign partner i have tried since yesterday to
look and search for his foreign partner and all effort to locate any of his heir
proved abortive .Therefore i send you this mail extending my hand of friendship
to present you as my late father's foreign partner. I want us to work together
in partnership and have this fund claimed from the bank.The process involve is
very simple ,it will not take more than 14 banking working days from today to be
concluded if you follow all my instructions accordingly. All efforts to trace
his my late father's foreign partner's family has failed.

However while i contacted you, based on the fact as a business personality
to please kindly advise on the best avenue we can invest this fund into,if
possibly i will prefer to invest in your own company. I will be grateful to
receive your reply ,The total funds involved is $14.2 Million which is in a
Escrow call account/Dormant account and am ready to share it with you on 40% for
you,5% for expenditures while 55% will be for me. Immediately the funds are
transferred to your account l will apply for study leave to travel to meet you
in your country for us to use the fund for our investment ,

You can check on this website to verify: http://news.myjoyonline.com/news/200912/39843.asp

Rgds
Henry Lartey

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