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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: Office Web <o.web18@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: Office Web <srwilliamkofi@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2014 17:18:45 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: please i apologize for using this medium to reach you!


My name is Mr. William Kofi, am a south-African National, I work asan administrative secretary to Apex Insurance and Security Company inGhana .
I decided to contact you, to be my partner in business, I have beenworking with (A.I.S.C) company for the past 9 years. Within thisperiod, I have watched With meticulous precision how African heads ofstates and government functionaries have been using Apex Insurance andsecurity Company to shift their money abroad. They bring in, theseconsignments of money and secretly declare the content as, preciousstones, family treasure Etc.
The late Mobutu Seseko of Zaire , the late Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togothe late Desmond Zugulu family from Zimbabwe , etc. These past headsof states and president have hundreds of consignments deposited withApex Insurance and security Company.
Their foreign partners, friends, and relatives, have claimed most ofthis consignments. A lot of them are still unclaimed for as much as10years; nobody may ever come for them,
Because in most cases, the documents of deposit are never available toany body except the depositor, and most of them are dead. Since theinception of the 2000 millennium, Apex Insurance and securityCompany’s, management changed the policy/procedure of claims ofconsignments. That as soon as you are able to produce all the secretinformation as contained in the secret file of any Consignment, itwill be released to you upon demand.
The late Mobutu Seseko of Zaire has over 7 Consignments, depositedwith several names and codes. 4 of this consignment have been claimedin past (10) Ten months, after his Death . I have finished everyarrangement as to the claim, for you to claim the consignment in mycompany No.1201 containing $20 million Dollars and No.1202 containing$30 million Dollars and No.1203 containing 100kg gold dust 22+ karat,are still in my company. Nobody will ever know I am involved in thisdeal in my company. I’ll suggest upon conclusion, we share 50- 50.ihave move the consignments to OVEASEA.
I assure you that the business have been hatched for 3 years now, itis very secure.
Please you can reach me as soon as you receive this mail.srwilliamkofi@gmail.com
Regards
William Kofi.

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