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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?Prince=20kofi?= <pdf10k@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 20:27:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Very Urgent


J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : pdf10k@yahoo.fr

Hello My ,

May I use this medium to introduce myself to you? I am a Togolese National

and my name is Eva Fahadi I am married to a Dr. Joseph M.Fahadi Sierra Leone

Citizen who was a former Republic Togo Cement Company Manager in West

Africa. My Husband was killed on 26April 2005 during our new presidential

election here in Republic of Togo. Things never been the same my Husband

was killed by the Solders in capital city Lome in cold blood because he is

not in support of the present rolling government in my country. Presently I

am and my family is on the run to Accra Ghana in a refugee camp were we

found refuge. I pray that my decision to contact you will be given a genuine

reason considering the facts that we have not known each other before.


Before my husband was trapped and killed he has reveled to me of his huge

amount of his money deposited in Accra Ghana in a Security Company call

Natural Security Company in save boxes which was deposited and described to

be containing precious items and personal effects. I have worked out

arrangements to get these Boxes out of Africa as my late husband informed me

early before his sudden died. My Husband told me that I should not invest

the money in Africa for security reason I should send the consignment to any

country that has political stability.


Now I need your assistance to receive the boxes in Country for my family as

my trustee because the Director of the Security Company has agreed to help

me to move the boxes to any country of my choice through their Security

Company affiliated Diplomatic Courier Service Company so my dear all I need

from you is your assistance to claim and receive the boxes for my family as

you can understand that presently we are in very tight situation and that is

reason I work out this strategy to take this boxes out of Africa there you

will receive it as my beneficiary till I come over with my family for

investment of the funds.


I have worked out 30% of the total amount of 13.5Million United State

Dollars to you and your family, and the remaining 70% is what I will invest

and leave with in with you in your country. I will be very grateful if only

you can help me out of this transaction of the whole thing Because I want

this cash to be moved overseas for investment under your care without any

further delay. I need is your reliability and trustworthy concerning this

transaction and I will Be very grateful if only you can help me out of this

Situation and Carry on this transaction because I want this funds to be

moved out of Africa for investment without any further delay.


I have been able to secure a reputable Lawyer here in Accra who will be in

position to help us in every paper work in other to facilitate the claiming

of the consignment boxes from the Security Company here in Ghana. I

therefore given his phone number and email address so that you can contact

him for more details.

Lawyer Name: Mr. Ohene Wkame Kennedy

Email: esq_ohene0@hotmail.com

Address: 199/Sait John Street Accra Ghana West Africa.

I am counting on you looking to hearing from you.

Thanks and God bless you.

Mrs.Eva Fahadi



- Prince kofi


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