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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: "kojogeorge" <kojogeorge@babbalu.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:03:31 -0500
Subject: Attention

Chief Inspection Officer.
Vergin Security company
E-mail: g_kojovst@yahoo.com


Attn: Director.

I contact you today for a business proposal, which will go a
long way in creating mutual business relationship between us
now and in future.

My name is Mr. George Kojo, chief inspection and vault
officer of Vergin Security Company here in Accra
Ghana.During my inspection of consignments which was
deposited for more than 4 years without claims, I found out
during my
scanning process that one of the deposited Trunk boxes in
our Vault by a German national Mr. Hanns Joubert
containsUnited states of American dollars, when I went
through the records, I discovered that the declared content
value at $21.8m.

However, though this Mr. Hanns Joubert is owing our company
for 4 years storage cost, and effort to locate him or his
relations proves negative and very soon, this consignment
will be confiscated by our company. I am humbly writing to
you, so that you can come down and claim this consignment
(money) as his relative so that we can share it.

Remember, I will give/inform to you all the necessary
procedures, which you will use so that this claim will be
made perfectly. After successful claims you shall benefit
40% of the total sum of the money.

Please indicate your willingness to participate in this
transaction to me through my email address above. I will
give you full informations immediately i receive your reply
and your full contact informations. PLEASE SEND ME MAIL TO
MY MOST PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE FOR MY SECURITY AND THE
SECURITY OF THIS TRANSACTION.

Thank for your understanding.

Yours faithfully,
Mr.George Kojo.

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