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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: Mr Evoc Abass <evoc_abass@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 01:11:35 +1200 (NZST)
Subject: REPLY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE.


Good Day,

My name is Evoc Abass, I formally worked with Mounteri Oil Company, The Company deals on exportation of crude oil lifting to other countries ant other vessel service. This incident happened in Angola, When government expedite action on oil and gas as a matter of illegal exportation of these mineral resources to abroad.

My Company was affected for this immergency this made the director of the company Mr. Philip Mounteri absconded the country before the information of his arrest warrant got to CIA Office to investigate the company's license to lift oil from Angola, as we were truely operating illegally. In this regard, my company was eventually affected by this incident.

As a financial controller of the company vessel, On the day of the incident, the money that was involved for this transaction of the business was in my possession been the financial controller of the company, the total sum of Twenty five Million United State Dollars ( USD $25, Million ) . Right now , I have successfully moved the fund through another vessel to Accra- Ghana and at the moment with the funds, Negotiating with the Captain, to transit me to any part of Europe for a successful to enable me source for a very reliable foreign partner, Whom i can invest the funds with i consider fit during our phone conversations.

I have tried to contact Mr. Philip ( The Director) on his home country address but all my effort proved abortive, even his fax & telephone nos has been re- allocated.

Now, for the past years of this incidence, Luck has swept on my face, for all my past years of working with this company without any entilement. There is no doubt the fund is now legally mine without any hinderance.
All what I need is to find a reliable person with good financial standard who i can push this fund, for investment purpose.

You can contact me through my email, or telephone in Accra - Ghana West Africa.+233-24-3976629, to discuss modalities on this transaction.
Please do kindly, get back to me as quickly, as possible so that we can discuss modalities for me to get across to you with the funds.
Awaiting for your quick reply.

Best regards,
Mr Evoc Abass.

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