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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: "UBOMA WANAGA" <ubomawanaga1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: uboma_wanaga@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:28:11 +0000
Subject: Re:WANAGA

Dear Sir,

With sincere heart and genuine intention I am writing you this message which
I believe will be of mutual benefit to the future of your family and my
family in life to come.
We have not met. I got your contact from a directory in search for a
reliable personality that could understand our situation to help us in
receiving this funds and standing as our beneficiary.


I am Uboma Wanaga, a Zimbabwean citizen and I am 22years old. Presently, I
am residing in the refugee camp here in GHANA. Due to crisis in my country
coupled with the assassination of my late father who was killed by PRESIDENT
ROBERT MUGABE war veteran association who are calling for the white
collection of farmland from all white settlers which is wrong and illegal.


My father due to his stand over these issues fell out with the ruling party
of, PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE. Now my mother and my kid sister and I had to
flee from our country with fake identities to find refuge here in GHANA.
Before the death of my father he was a major dealer of Diamond and
Merchandise. He secretly moved these funds acquired from various sales in
two trunk-boxes and deposited it in a security company here in Ghana. But at
the time my late father deposited this funds he told the security company
that it is family valuables and precious items that are contained in the
boxes. The total amount contained in each of boxes is $12 .7M US. Which is
only disclosing to you alone and I want you to keep it highly confidential.

We have all documents with us here in the camp. We need a trust worthy and
experience person that will help us to receive this funds and invest this
money in profitable business and take us as one family and will also buy a
house for us over there in your country where we can live safely, since the
constitution of Ghana, forbid refugees to own investments or own landed
properties, that is why we need to invest this fund Abroad. We are ready
to part 25% for your assistance and concern for my family and me and 5% we
be set-aside for any Necessary that we come up in process of receiving these
funds in your country or you come down to Ghana.

Please I want your help that is why I write you this mail and I want you to
understand that me and my mother and my kid little sister really need your
help and please sir I want you to find a place in your heart to help us out
of this problem.

I wait your response.

Thanks and God Bless you for your concern.

Best Regards,

UBOMA WANAGA.
(For the family).

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