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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: "private private" <private_md4@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:21:37 +0000
Subject: PLEASE URGENT REPLY

Barr: David Mensah (Esq.)
private_Tel: +233 243 402950,
E-MAIL:dm_privatemail2006@freeghana

ATTN:MY DEAR,
PLEASE URGENT REPLY

I am barrister David MENSAH, legal practitioner. I hereby solicit for your
Urgent Assistance for the purchase of some landed property in your country;
I just got your contact Through One of my associates an indigene of your
country who visited my country during our political campaign last year 2004.
Basically, my enquiry is to know if you will be of Significant importance to
Me by locating a nice landed property for purchase in your country. I have
intention to use this money either to start importation of HEAVY DUTIES
MARCHIN, FOOD ITEMS, ELECTICAL PARTS, or any moveable items through your
directive from your country. I am a lawyer representing our political party
here in the republic of Ghana (N.P.P) NATIONAL PETROTIC PARTY. We are the
leading party in the present Government, therefore, since you can assure me
of this little request Then, I will give you details on how to proceed, this
is my personal deal, our code of conduct and civil service rules as enshrine
in our 1999 constitution does not allow any government official to have any
property out side the Country, also we have no authority to operate foreign
account, for this request, I want you to stand as my foreign Technical
partner to claim the total amount of $15.million dollars, which was
recovered from top military officers in the past military government.
Therefore, I will protect our interest and to secure every legitimate/ valid
document covering the total amount from (NATIONAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY)
to proof as evidence to whom ever it may concern that the money does not
made either from money laundry, hard drugs, Terrorist. It is 100% risk
free.Please if you can help me to secure this transaction without any
discrepancy or Misconduct, I will entrust into your care all the relevant
documents, but I will like to have a proper agreement With you prior to
finalizing with both parties. This transaction will take only 14 working
days to be completed successfully for our mutual benefit NOTE as a matter of
priority, this information were not disclose to my associate with regards to
the issue proposed to you herein. secondly, you will be required to arrive
here in my country to claim the fund. But, if you cannot be able to visit
here, we go through diplomatic way, by contacting a diplomat who can help us
to move the fund direct to your country for quick investments, since you can
provide your Identity to proof that you will not runaway with the money
after it might been delivered in your country. I look forward to hear from
you. God be with you.

Barr David Mensah ( Esq

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