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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: "kengo ngoma" <kengongoma482000@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:22:40 -0700
Subject: URGENT

Dear sir.

My name is kengo ngoma.a Ghanaian National. I work as an administrative Secretary with West Coast Security Ltd in Accra for the past 10 years. I contacted you, believing that by the grace of God you will accept to be my partner in business.
Within this period, I have watched with meticulous precision how African Head of States and Government functionaries have been using West Coast Security to move sums of money USD ($), pound Sterling,french france- (Cash) to thire foreign partners.
They bring in this consignment of money cash and secretly declare the content as jewelleries,gold,diamond, precious stones,family treasure,document's etc.
The late General Sani Abacha of Nigeria, the late Mobutu Seseko of Zaire,Foday Sanko of Sierra-leone, Babangida of Nigeria,The late Henry Konan Bedie of Ivory Coast etc. this entire people had channel various cash in the name of merchandise through West coast Security to different foreign partner in most countries of the world more especially, Switzerland,Columbia,Fuji Islands etc .
Their foreign partners, freinds and relatives are now claiming most of this consignment. A lot of them still lying here unclaimed for the past 8 years.No body except the depositors, which of cause most of them are dead .
However, since the inception of the 2000-millenium, West Coast Company management had changed the procedure of claims. As soon as you are able to produce all the secret information as contained in the secret file of any merchandise, it will be released to you upon demand.
From our record, more than 18 consignment belonging to the Late Gen.Sani Abacha,the late Mobutu Seseko, has been claimed in the past one year. This is why i am soliciting for your co-operation and assistance. The late Gen.Sani Abacha has 6 consignment deposited with several names and codes.4 have been claimed in the past three year. His first son died in a plane crush, the second son is facing trial and Embezzelment,the family memebers are underhouse arrest without communication .
I have implemented clean arrangement to enable us claim consignment #4047sk containing US$130,000,000
(One hundred and thirty milion Dollars), and consignment #1999 containing US$ 50,000,000 million dollars. My duty is to supply you with all the necessary codes,information and documents of this deal from the company probit department. I will officially see to it that the Director of Operation West Coast Ltd. release the merchandise # 4047Sk
They will demand some documents and secret codes. Call me and I will supply you with every detailed information that you will fax to them. As soon as such information is confirmed correct, they might invite you for total claims. If you do not want to come to Accra, you can arrange with them to transfer the consignment to anywhere on agreement. Nobody should know that I am involved in this deal as a staff of this company. I will suggest that upon conclusion, we share 50-50.
I assure you that this transaction is 100 % Risk Free.
The only thing is that trust should be the key to our success.
God Bless you.
kengo ngoma.



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