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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: FUNE VALENTINE <v_fune007@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: valentine_fune06@zwallet.com
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:33:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE TEN NAMES TO BE USED TO SEND YOU THE MONEY


ATTN SIR,

I AM VERY VERY HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT THE CONSIGNMENT HAS BEEN CLEARED BY THE CUSTOM AUTHORITYIN KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ACCRA GHANA .

BUT DUE TO SOME PROBLEM THAT I ENCOUNTERED WITH THE REBELS I COULD NOT CONTACT YOU FROM SIERRA-LEONE BUT KNOW I AM IN GHANA SINCE TWO DAYS, AND I AM SURPRISE THAT YOU DID NOT SEND ME A MAIL SINCE ALL THIS MONTHS CONSIDERING THE PROJECT WE ARE HANDLING TOGETHER.

I AM HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE FINALISED IN PAYING THE DUMMERAGE CHARGES ACCUMULATED BY THIS CONSIGNMENT SINCE LAST YEAR.ALL THE DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR IT’S TRANSFER TO YOU HAS BEEN SCRUTINISED AND ACCEPTED BY THE CUSTOM IN THE AIRPORT.

ALL I NEED NOW IS TO GET A BULLION VAN TO TAKE IT TO LOME-TOGO TO SEND YOU SOME MONEY BY WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER, AS THE WESTERN UNION HERE IN GHANA DOES NOT SEND MONEY OUT, ONLY RECEIVE.

ACCORDING TO THE BULLION VAN HIRE SERVICE IN THE AIRPORT, BULLION VAN IS SCARCE NOW,AND THE ONLY ONE AVAILABLE IS A SMALL ONE WITHOUT SIREN,OR I WILL USE AN AMBULANCE FROM THE HOSPITAL IN PLACE OF THE BULLION VAN PRESENTLY I WANT YOU TO SEND ME TEN NAMES THAT YOU TRUSTED TO ENABLE ME SEND YOU SOME MONEY THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER TO YOU FOR YOU TO START ARRANGING FOR AN ACCOMODATION FOR ME DEFINITLY TO BUY A HOUSE FOR ME WERE I WILL STAY WHEN I ARRIVE YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE UNWARD INVESTMENT ON YOUR ADVISE, AND YOU KEEP SOME 0F THE MONEY I WILL SEND YOU,

SO YOU CAN USE IT TO CLAIM THE CONSIGNMENT AS SOON AS THE DIPLOMAT BRINGS IT TO YOUR COUNTRY AND CALL YOU TO COME TO RECEIVE IT.

I DON’T WANT ANY THING TO DISTURB THE DELIVERY,SO I WILL SEND YOU 200,000 DOLLARS FROM TOGO.WILL IT BE OKAY FOR THE EXPENSES? INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER TO REAC YOU PERSONALY AND FOR EASY COMUNICATION.

AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE TEN NAMES TO BE USED TO SEND YOU THE MONEY, CALL ME IMMEDIATELY ON MY NUMBER + 233-276818483 OR EMAIL ME WE NEED TO DO THIS FAST AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET THE CUSTOM REQUIREMENT, SO WE DON’T WASTE TIME KINDLY REGARD THIS TRANSACTION UTMOST CONFIDENTIAL FOR THIS IS MY LIFE, AND ONLY HOPE.

CALL THE BULLION VAN DIRECTOR IN THE AIRPORT DR. DAVID, HIS OFFICE NUMBER IS +233-276818483. TELL HIM TO GET ME A BULLION VAN, JUST FOR ONE DAY WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY
THANKS
VALENTINE FUNE.
(+233-243275113)

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