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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: paul momoh <paulmomoh55@zwallet.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 11:52:26 +0000
Subject: Urgent Assistance needed

Dear ,



I am writing with my personal respect with regards to

your reposed personality/firm as are

liable,trustworthy and God fearing.

I am the first son of Mr. Jerry Momoh from Sierra

Leone. I with two of my younger brothers are presently



on asylum in Ghana. Our late father was the minister

for solid minerals under Johnny Paul Koromah's regime

in Sierra Leone. During the intervention of the ECOMOG



Soldiers to restore the presidency,of Alhaji Tejan

KABBAH from Johnny Koromah, my father was among the 23



executed Ministers . Hence our safety was not secure

in Sierra leone.

I and my younger ones decided to move to Ghana a

neighbouring West African country for safety. After

the burial of our father me and my younger ones

decided to move to Accra, Ghana in West Africa where

our late father deposited a consignment containing

Fourty Five million United States Dollars (US $

45,000.000.00) only.which was registered as a family

treasure, also to seek an asylum for our safety.

Therefore we decided to withdraw it and put to use and



was disappointed as it is against the human right law

SECTION 22 OF THE REFUGEES ACT NO.130 OF 1998 that

asylum seekers in the country do not have the right to



operate a bank account or to run an enterprise in the

country, after much consideration we arrive at a point



that it will be of interest for us to contact a

foreign partner who we will trust and insure him or

her the beneficiary of this fund.

Due to our asylum status and based on our intent to

liaise with you for investment co-operation, we are

soliciting that you should claim the consignment

deposited by our late father in a security company in

Accra-Ghana. The relevant document regarding the

deposit made by our father will be forwarded to you

for your perusal once we receive your letter of

acceptance.We will engage a services of a lawyer to

normalize your name with the security company as the

sole claimant.

Please if you are interested in the proposal for our

co-operation,then you should furnish me with your most



private telephone and fax numbers. Also you should

endeavour to send your Address to enable the lawyer

conclude the paper works in your name at the security

company as a sole claimant of the consignment.

We are suggesting that we should be sharing the

procceds from the investment quaterly on the

percentage that we should agree upon.

Also, you are entitled to advise us on investment

catchment areas that is of high profit orientation.

Your utmost trust, sincererity and Confidentiality is

highly needed in this transaction, because of our

position, be free to ask question you consider

necessary and be kind to provide me with your

communication facilities for smooth and confidential

link, should this meet your utmost consideration.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and

understanding.

Yours Sincerely,

Paul Momoh.

+233-244-861237



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