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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: doris kwame <dok_2001@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:00:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM KWAME DORIS. VERY URGENT RESPOND NEEDED FROM YOU. THANK'S


Dear Sir.

From: Miss DORIS KWAME
Country: Liberia, West Africa.


First and foremost, I must solicit your strict confidence in this Transaction and I pray that my decision to contact you will be given genuine approval considering the facts we have not known each other before,I wish to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you.

I am Miss DORIS KWAME, from Liberia, West Africa. I write to inform you my desire to forther my Education, and help me and my Mother to invest the fund in your country.

I am the first Dauther of my father who was adiamond/gold merchant in my country. My father had abullet shot by the rebels on his way traveling out of my country with two of my younger brother's due to the crises that is occurring in our country (Liberia).

My brothers died on the spot while UN peacekeepers rescued my father, and he was taken to hospital for medical treatment, were he later died.Before his death he revealed to my mother about a deposit he made with a security company in Ghana containing 70 kilos of rawgold and $12 Million, (Tewevel million us dollars) CASH. For Safekeeping as family treasures.

My father did not disclose any of the content of the boxes to the Security Company to avoid the officials from raising eyebrows to the funds.Presently my mother and I are in Ghana to notify the security company For the claims, and we are staying in the refugee camp.

Therefore I want you to lecture me on how best we can invest this money, and help me and my mothre to claim it from the security company because my father told me that it is dangerous to invest this money in Africa to avoid suspicions and due to marketinstability coupled with economic and political instability facing African countries, considering all this fact and the high economic growth in your country that is why we want to invest it in your country. For your mutual assistance in actualizing this Objective, my mother and I have agreed to offer you 25% of the total amount of the money.

All the vital documents covering the deposit and the Ownership are intact, which will be sent to you on your notifying us of your willingness to assist.

Note: I have never disclosed this to any person apart from you, so you have to keep this transaction as a top secret to yourself alone. Also i will want you to forward across to me your direct Tel/Fax number for more information’s about this transaction.

I am waiting for your urgent and positive feedback.

Best regards,

Miss DORIS KWAME.



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