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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: "john mudiaga" <johnmudiaga002@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: mrjohnmudiaga@freeghana.com
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 05:55:30 -0700
Subject: GREETINGS FROM MR JOHN MUDIAGA ALI,

GREETINGS FROM MR JOHN MUDIAGA ALI,

SEEKING FOR GODLY HELP
======================

My name is John Mudiaga, the son of late Chief PRINCE
MUDIAGA,

Former chairman of Congo Gold and Diamond Mining
Company in KINSHASA and he was contesting as a minister During the
political
crisis in my country
My father was attack by some of the political opponent and sustained
bullet
injuries and he was taken To Togo for treatment where he later died.

Before the death of my Father he deposited (6) consignments (2) contain
gold
and (4)orders contain
$32.8 million (Thirty Two million, eight hundred
thousand U.S dollars) cash all in (100)bills in a Private Security
Company
in Accra Ghana in West Africa . Although the security company is not
Aware
of the content inside the trunk
boxes that is money for security reasons my father declear the
consignments
as family
treasure.

Before his sudden death, this fund has been kept under
Express transfer overseas for investment purpose.
now i and my mum are contact you for assistance because you are a
foreigner
to help us transfer
this consignments to your country so that we can comedawn to settledawn
in
your country with this fund
because my mother said that she can not leave here in africa anylonger
because
of the everyday problem till maybe later in future when africa is
settled
by the grace of God.

In addition to the fact that the consignment was
Deposited in a security company here in Ghana, I and
my mother Decided to be resident here in Accra Ghana Refugee camp on
political
asylum due to Ghana?s political stability.


I come across your email contact today through one Mr. PAUL FROM YOUR
NATIONAL
who came for (trade fair) that is going on now here in Accra Ghana
hence
i decided to contact you.

More also If you are interested to assist in this
regard please urgently call on this number
+233-243-555-969 so that you can discouse with me and my mother.

Upon your assistance i am my mum Prepared to offer you 30% of the total
sum
before we go into partnership investment but all we require is your
faithful
and Godly assistance even when the fund is been transferred to your
country.

Moreallso this consignments will be transfer
to your country and all documents will be domicile to
your name to enable smooth and easy transfer legally.

Please, kindly confirm your willingness of this
Proposal to us very urgent. Upon receipt of this
message so that we can know our next line of action and please Include
in
your reply a private telephone and fax Number for easy communication
with
photocopy of your international passport or driving lincience to enable
addentify
you.

Thank you and God bless.
Best regards,


___________________________________________________________

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