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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: "monicaegobia@terra.es" <monicaegobia@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:26:58 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: FROM MISS MONICA EGOBIAA


GREETING IN THE NAME OF GOD

MAY THE BLESSING OF ALMIGHTY GOD BE UPON YOU, MY NAME IS MONICA EGOBIAA ,I WAS BROUGHT UP IN A CHRISTIAN FAMILIES.I WRITE IN RESPECT OF MY SEACH SEEKING FOR A RELIABLE CHRISTIAN PRACTITIONALS THAT HAVE THE FEARRING OF GOD WHO CAN BE TRUSTHWORTHY TO RECEIVE MY LATE FATHERS FUND ( THREE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)($3,000,000, MILLION US DOLLARS)WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH THE ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK P.L.C HERE IN GHANA,

THIS FUND WAS KEPT BY MY LATE FATHER (MR JOHNSON .EGOBIA)WHO WAS AN EXPORTER OF (COCOA AND GOLD)FROM GHANA TO MANY COUNTRY IN AFRICA.AND ALL OVER EUROPEANS COUNTRIES HE DEPOSITED THE MONEY FOR A LUCRATIVE INVESTMENT ABROAD ON MY BEHALF BEFORE HIS DEATH.IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR A LUCRATIVE INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY PLEASE SEND YOUR PRIVATE CONTACT INFORMATIONS,

THIS FUND IS GOING TO BE A BANK-TO-BANK TRANSFER.ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND FOR ME AS MY LATE FATHERS (MR JOHNSON.EGOBIA) BUSINESS PARTNER SO YOU CAN HELP ME RECEIVE THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY I WILL FORWARD TO YOU THE DEPOSITED DOCUMENTS OF THIS FUND I WANT TO ASWELL ASSURE YOU THAT I HAVE ALL THE DUCOMENTS THAT WILL URTHENTICATE YOU TO REICEIVE THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,

YOUR COMMISSION WOULD BE (30%)AND(10%) HAS SET ASIDE FOR EXPENCES, PLEASE YOU CAN NOTIFY MY FATHER?S LAWYER HERE IN GHANA BY HIS PRIVACY Email Address:ucokeke@lawyer.com

NOTE: THAT A NEGOTIABLE PERCENTAGE WILL BE OFFERED TO YOU.

MY PROFILE NAME: MISS.MONICA.EGOBIA

COUNTRY:FROM LIBERIA BUT NOW IN GHANA DUE TO CRISIS IN LIBERIA.

AGE: 24 PURPOSES: LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE PERSON WHO CAN ASSIST ME TO INVEST MY FATHERS FUND IN HIS COUNTRY.RELIGION: CHRISTIAN.

MY REGOARD,

FROM MISS MONICA EGOBIAA





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