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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: "EDWARD&ROBERT" <boboshanty4u@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: blings2020@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:47:17 +0000
Subject: EDWARD&ROBERT

HELLO SIR OR MADAM,
WE HEREBY WRITE TO INTRODUCE OUR PLACEMENT AGENCY
FOR BOTH CREWS AND CARDET STUDENT FROM THE GHANA
MARITIME ACADEMY LOCATED IN WEST AFRICA(GHANA).AS A
RESULT OF A RESEACH CONDUCTED ON THE NET, WE
CAME ACROSS YOUR END WHICH WE FUND MORE INTERESTING.
AS PART OF OUR WORKING AREAS,WE RECRUIT EXPERIENCE
CREWS,OFF SHORE EXPERIENCE CREW WORKERS,
CARDET STUDENT AND ALL THE OTHER AREAS THAT YOUR
AGENCY LOOK FORWARD TO EMPLOY.WE WOULD BE MUCH
GLAD IF WE CAN BE IN CONTACT, THEN SEE IF THERE CAN BE
SOME PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN US(THUs
REPRESENTING YOUR FIRM IN GHANA AND IN RECRUITING ALL
VACANT POSITIONS IN TERMS OF SAILING).AS THE RESULT OF
OUR SURVEY WORKS AT YOUR SITE I COULD NOT LOCATE THE
SECTION CONCERNING AFRICANS REQUIREMENT FOR THE
VACANT POSITIONS AT YOUR END .SECONDLY,ABOUT CREWS
FROM AFRICA TRAVELING DOCUMENTATIONS TO YOUR END.WE
WOULD LIKE YOUR TRUTEES TO THROW MORE LIGHT ON THE
TRAVELING DOCUMMENTATION TOGETHER WITH THIER CURRENT
PAY RATE ON ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL TO FILL THE POSITION
AS AGENT IN GHANA.WE LOOK FROWARD TO COMMUNICATE WITH
YOU DIRECT ON LINE.WE END HERE AND COUNT ON YOUR USUAL
CO-PERATIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

EDWARD&ROBERT
CHIEF EXERCUTIVE

TEL:+233 277 828497(MOBILE)
EMAIL:blings2020@yahoo.com







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