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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: desmond soriba <desmondsoriba_2005m@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:15:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: assistance and confidential


Dear sir,
Goodday and how are you and families hope it is well by God grace sir thanks a lot for having time to response to us may God Almighty bless you richly.

sir very sorry for your past experiece and i still want you to remember every human cannot be the same but we do simlar just like there is fake and there is geniune,sir you can trust me,we are God fearing kids and we can never have the intension to betray you or disapoint you ,just believed God that when one way close another way open for good and not for bad.

sir regarding the deposited consigment that contain a life cash which my late father disclose to me and my sister before he finally pass away,i will want you to come down to Accra-Ghana where by we can meet face to face and i will take you to the security company and claim it by yourself for me and my sister and again seen is believing for you to be very sure of what i am telling you to confirm and know i am a straight forward person and a serious type because i know what is involved in the consignment once it is claim and be in our foreign partner position which is you then i will be ok due to the funds inside the box is my life and the only golden opportunity remain with us now,sir please do not be offended can i trust you as and do forward us your full particulars to know in person including your private telephone and fax number.

Sir reach us on this number 00233-24-6166923 as soon as you recieve this e-mail so that we can discuss better for me to send you the relevant documents backing up the funds and you contacting the security company director also bye as i wait to hear from you soon call me.

best regards
desmond and sister




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