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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: "juliet mallongarri" <j_mallongarri@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 22:43:26 +0000
Subject: PLEASE I NEED UR HELP

Good Day
Please,I need your help that why am sending you email
please dont understand our situation.. though I am not

a Ghanian am from Sierra Leone but I and my Mum are
living in Ghana (A COUNTRY IN WEST AFRICA) the reason
why we are is that my full name is Juliet mallonGarri
and my

father name is Mallon Garri. we are five in numbers in

my family including my father and my mother but am the

eldest of all,a Boy and two Girls,but thing went total

wrong for us last three year,there was war in our
country and my father and my sister were killed left
with me,my mother and my brother all alone.so we had
to move out from Sierra Leone through the UNITED
NATION CARGO SHIP and went to Abidjan a neighbouring
country next to us and we were living there.
While we were there my Father lawyer had to come and
locate us there in Abidjan,when he came he then gave
to us some document that was given to my father by a
company in Ghana,(Consolidated Safe Limited).and he
made us understand that he deposited some huge amount
of fund worth $45million which he Made from sale of
diamond,cause my father did own a Diamoning company in

Sierra Leone before he was killed.My father lawyer did

explain to us that my father deposited the fund as
family valuables for safety reason,so unknowing to the

company it fund he deposited.
Then we had to leave Abidjan and come to Ghana to go
to the company,It was very difficult for us here in
Ghana cause we did come to Ghana all alone not with
other Sierra Leonian so it was difficult for us living

here and finding a place to live so we had to go and
live in Ghana Refugee Camp(Buduburam Refugee
Camp).then after days there in camp we had to go and
look for the company,when we got to the security
company we were told at the company to provide all the

relevant documents that was given to my father at the
time of deposit and his death certificate and other
documents from the court. We were able to provide them

with all the requested documents,next they told us
that my father had registerd the consignment on
express transfer to leave Africa so they cant deliver
the consignment to us cause we are inside Africa.We
were later advised to look for some one outside Africa

who is willing to help us contact them and demand for
our consignment then they ll deliver the consignment
over.I am hereby soliciting your assistance to be our
foreign partner and adviser because cause we really
dont know much about investment and we need you to
assist us for investment of this fund in your country

because am 25yrs old While my mother she is 48yrs old
and my brother is 23yrs.and you will be entitled to
(20%)twenty Percent of the total sum, for your
assistance.
Your compensation for the assistance is negotiable
while (5%) five percent of the whole sum will be
mapped out for any expenses.After the success of
delivery of the consignment to you,and you are going
to make arrangement for me and my mother to meet you
over in your country for investment of the fund and
start a new life.I know we have never met, but i want
to trust you and please do not let me and my mother
down when this fund being delivered to you cause we ve

no helper life here in Ghana refugee camp is very
difficult and miserable for us. Please we need your
help, get back to me through my email address to
enable me feed you with more details and all necessary

documentations and if possible you be able to come to
Ghana we ll be very happy.
Looking forward to hear from you.
Best Regards
juliet
please send a reply to Frada_garri@hotmail.com

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