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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: CAP JAMES ADDO ADDO <capjames.addo002@yahoo.it>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:42:37 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT

FOR THE DESK OF JAMES ADDO.
KOTOKA AIRPORT.
ACCRA GHANA.



IT MY PLEASURE WRITING YOU THIS MAIL BECAUSE THIS HAS BE OUR DREAM FOR THE PAST YEAR IN THIS COUNTRY BUT WE THANKS GOD THAT WE HAVE COME TO THE END OF EVERYTHING WITH YOUR ARE CORPEARTION WITH US.


WHAT I AM SAYING IS ABOUT PEOPLE THAT HAVE LOST ALOT OF MONEY HERE IN ACCRA GHANA IN RESPECT OF THERE COSIGNMENT AND PASSION
THEY HAVE FOR NEEDED IN THE MODEL LIFE WE ARE LIVING.



WE HAVE HEARD ALOT OF THING OF PEOPLE LOST THERE MONEY AND NOW OUR GOVERNMENT HAS COME TO AGREEDMENT THAT WE ARE READY TO DELIVER ALL THE COSIGNMENT IN THE STORE HOUSE HERE IN THE KOTOKA AIRPORT TO THE OWNERS OF THE COSIGNMENT.



BUT THERE MUST BE A CONTRIBUTION FROM YOU TO SHOW THAT INNEED THAT IF ARE INTERESTED AND ALSO THAT YOUR COSIGNMENT IS IN ACCRA GHANA.AND THE AGREED IN THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNS AND THE VICE PRESENTIDAL OF ACCRA GHANA ALJAHI MAHAM AHMED IS THAT THE COSIGNMENT WE BE DELIVER TO THE OWNER WITH OUR PRAVITE JET.



BUT THE ONLY WAY IT CAN BE DELIVER YOU AS THE OWNER OF THE COSIGNMENT YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FUELING OF THE PRAVITE JET THAT IS ONLY WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU,BECAUSE WE ARE DOING THIS TO TELL THE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD THAT WE ARE NOT WHAT THEY THINK TO BE.


THE FUELING OF THE PRAVITE JET FOR THE COSIGNMENT TO BE DELIVER IS $500 USD SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED YOU GET BACK TO ME.


BEFORE I GO WHEN ARE YOU REPLYING THIS ADD YOUR PHONE NUMBER THE COUNTRY YOU FROM AND YOUR HOME ADDRESS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THE NECCESSARY FOR THE DELIVER.
HAVE A WOUNDERFULL DAY.
CAP JAMES ADDO.

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