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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: "johnnanamensah@terra.es" <johnnanamensah@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 13:02:14 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: A Call For Partnership Investment


Dear Sincerely,
(A Call For Partnership Investment)

I propose to do business with you as I intend to invest in your country/firm, I am John Nana Mensah 21 years of age from Cape Coast Ghana, I am the first son of late Eng. Stephen Mensah a Construction Engineer. My Father was in partnership with Iberia Construction Company in Spain. On the 21st of April 2005, My Father and my two younger ones were involved in a car accident along Accra-Aflao Express Road; unfortunately they all lost their lives on that fateful day.

After this sudden death, My Mother revealed to me that my late Dad deposited the sum of $16.000.000.00 Million Dollars with a Bank in Spain, which was intended to be used to execute a particular contract.

My Mother told me that my Late Father instructed the Bank that his foreign partner will come over for the money, but unfortunately he never presented any person before his sudden death occurred.

After all this I have made inquiries with the bank in Spain for the release of this money and was told that my late father left an instruction that the fund will be released to his foreign partner, though no specific name was given; So I am contacting you to stand in as my late father's foreign business partner for the release of the fund and also advise me further on a proper business venture that will be lucrative in your country, because I will like us to enter into partnership as soon as the money is been released to you, I shall also provide you with the proofs that will convince the bank management that you are really my late father's business partner.

I shall detail you more on the procedure if you have accepted to offer your assistance in this regard, note that your e-mail contact was given to me when I was searching for a reliable person to handle this project in good faith, you can contact me on 00233-24-206-8054.

Best Regards
Master J. N. Mensah.





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