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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: "ROBERT MENSA" <robert44_mensa@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mensarobert@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 18:58:34 +0400
Subject: REPLY AS YOU GET THIS MAIL.

Attn: Sir/Madam
I do hope this letter will not come to you as a surprise; it was borne out of my sincere desire to share a mutual business relationship with you. My name is Robert Mensa, 40yrs, Citizen of Republic of Ghana, I am married with a wife and four children I work as an administrative secretary to Diplomatic Union Of West African States Ltd'' (Gulf Region Contact Centre) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates I got the information concerning you from the U.A.E Chamber of Commerce and Industry after due consultation with my spiritual adviser.
I joined the services of this Company in 1991 as an office Assistant I decided to contact you believing that by the Grace of God you will accept to be my partner in this business. I have been working with this Company for thirteen years now. Within this period, I have watched with meticulous precision how African Heads of States and
Government functionaries have been using'' Diplomatic Union Of West Africa State Ltd'' to move huge sums of money USD, Pounds Sterling, French Francs- (Cash ) to their foreign partners.

They bring in these consignments of money cash and secretly declare the contents as jewelleries, gold, diamond, precious stones, family treasure, African Arts work/Antiquities documents etc. General Sanni Abacha of Nigeria (Dead) Mobutu Sese-Seko of Zaire (Dead) Foday Sankoy of Sierra Leone. Babangida of Nigeria etc.
All these people have hundreds of consignments deposited with Diplomatic Union of West Africa State Ltd.
Their foreign partners , friends and relatives, are claiming most of these consignment a lot of them are lying here unclaimed for as much as fifteen years now Nobody may ever come for them because in most cases, the documents of deposits are never available to anybody except the depositors most of them dead.

Sometime last few years ago (2002) Diplomatic Union Of West Africa State Ltd changed the procedure of claims of consignments, it will be released to you upon demand.From our records, more than 120 consignments belonging to General Abacha/ Mobutu Sese-Seko, has been claimed in past six months.
This is why I am, soliciting for your cooperation and assistance. Gen.Abacha has 85 consignments deposited with several names and codes. 35 have been claimed in the past 6 months. Since he died, his first son died also in the plane crash, the second son is facing trial for murder and embezzlement, the family members are under restricted arrest without communication.

I have finalized every arrangement for you to come and claim consignment No.1200 containing USD9M and consignment No.1201 containing USD15M. My duty is to supply you with all information and documents by fax. You will deal directly with the management.
The procedure is simple You will apply officially to the director of operations of Diplomatic Union of West Africa States for the release of consignment No 1200 and 1201. They will demand some documents and secret codes call me, I will supply you with every detailed information and you will fax it to them. As soon as they confirm it to be correct.

They will invite you for the collection to Dubai or West Africa, but, if you do not want to come you can arrange with them to transfer the consignment to any where on agreement.
No body will ever know Iam involved in the deal except the Lawyer who will write the agreement for us hence I suggest we share 50-50 upon conclusion.
At the successful conclusion of this deal , you will arrange for me and my family to come over to your country I assure you that the business have been hatched for years now, it is very secure and 100% risk free For further explanations and directives on the procedures reach me immediately as you can equaly contact me .

May God bless you.
Yours sincerely,
Mr.Robert Mensa.


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