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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: "Mr. paul enoch" <enochpaulideh@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: paulenoch2005@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 20:43:21 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION LATTER ON INVESTMENT. AND ESTABLISHMANT PROGRAMM.

DEAR SIR,

I AM CALLED PAUL BY NAME AM FROM IVORY COAST BUT
RIGHT HERE SEEKING REFUGEE HERE IN GHANA,I NEED YOUR
ASSISTANCE VERY UEGENTLY IF ONLY YOU CAN HELP ME OUT.

DURING THE REBEL OF MY COUNTRY THE GUN FIGHTING MEN
KILLED MY PARENTS I MANEGE TO ESCAPE WITH MY
GRANDMOTHER WITH THE HELP OF THE U.N BUT FOR THE FACT
THAT MY GRAND MUM WAS OLD AND THE SHOCK OF THE REBEL
INCLUDING THE THINKING OF OUR LOST PARENTS MY GRANDMUM
DIED AFTER TWO WEEKS,

MY FATHER WAS A PROMINENT MAN HAVING A BUSINESS
PARTNER IN LOMDON,MY FATHER BEFORE HE DIED HE
DEPOSITED A CONSIGNMENT WITH A SECURITY COMPANY HERE
RIGHT IN GHANA WITH CONTENTS OF $25MILLION DOLLARS BUT
HE DID NOT DISCLOSE TO THE SECURITY COMPANY THAT THE
CONTENT IS CASH,HE ONLY TOLD THEM THAT THE CONTENT IS
FAMILY PRECIOUS ITEMS HE DID THIS FOR SECURITY REASONS
SO THAT THEY WILL NOT DEEP HANDS INTO IT,ALL THE
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IS WITH ME BACKING UP MY
CONSIGNMENT AS THE NEXT OF KIN,RIGHT NOW I HAVE SIGN
THE RELEADE ORDER OF MY CONSIGNMENT TO BE TRANSFER TO
LONDON WERE MY LATE FATHER FORIEN PARTNER IS,THE
DIPLOMAT COMPANY DIPLOMAT WHO LEAVE HERE TO LONDON
SAID HE TRY TO GET INTOUCH WITH HIM BUT THEY TOLD HIM
THAT THE MAN IS NO MORE IN LONDON AGAIN THAT THEY DONT
KNOW IS WERE ABOUT,SO THE SECURITY COMPANY DIRECTOR
HERE HAS GIVEN ME A GRACE TO PROVIDE ANOTHER PERSON
OVER THERE IN LONDON SO THAT IS DIPLOMAT CAN DELIVER
IT TO HIM AND COME BACK SO PLEASE IF REALLY YOU ARE
FROM AUSTRALIA AND YOU CAN ASSIST ME GET BACK TO ME SO
THAT I TELL YOU WHAT TO DO AND ENTRUST YOU TO THE
SECURITY COMPANY SO THAT THE DIRECTOR CAN GIVE THE
DIPLOMAT GO AHEAD TO DELIVER TO YOU THERE OK,I NEED
THIS URGENTLY I DONT WANT THE DIPLOMAT TO COME BACK
WITH THE CONSIGNMENT,I AM READY TO GIVE YOU 20% OUT OF
THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE BUT YOUR
FAITHFULLNESS IS HIGHLY NEEDED ALSO OK,SEND YOUR
INFORMATIONS TO ME IF YOU CAN HELP ME OUT AND RECIEVE
IT THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY.

BEST REGARDS

Mr. PAUL ENOCH


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