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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: ROSELINE MENSAH <roseline_mensah2005@zwallet.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 16:28:54 +0000
Subject: PLEASE REPLY IF YOU WISH TO HELP ME: AIDS



mensah roseline[mrs].

house 4,c close,

manet estates,

accra-ghana





Dear sir,

My name is mrs roseline mensah,and i am living with AIDS .Ever since my husband,Hon.Kofi MENSAH,the former Ghanaian finance minister died of AIDS and I was tested positive of the AIDS virus, the mass media wouldnt just let me and my family be.My children have stopped going to school because they could no longer stand the humilations from fellow students.

The embarassments are getting on my nerves but what can i do? I would have loved to travel out of the country to a place where I will have peace and spend the rest of my life with my children but I couldnt make it for i am weak and severely sick.Moreover,no Embassy would grant me Visa to her country with my hairs withering and boils all over my body.



From all indications, I know that my days are numbered.

In the light of the above, i have contacted you to assist me to

transfer out of Ghana the SUM OF $17.2 MILLION U.S DOLLARS which

my husband deposited as [DIAMOND/GOLD] with a safety company for

the up-keep of my children,and safe-keep it for my children as they

will be coming over to your country in due course to live and school.



YOU WILL INVEST THIS MONEY FOR MY CHILDREN IN COMMERCIAL ESTATE

OR ANY BUSINESS OF YOUR CHOICE YOU DEEM HEALTHY.

For your effort, I am prepared to give you 15% of the total funds.

I am looking forward to hearing from you while thanking you for

your anticipated cooperation in this regard.



Kind Regards,



ROSELINE MENSAH[Mrs].
______________________________________________________
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http://www.zwallet.com/index.html?user=roseline_mensah2005

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