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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: "JAMES JOHNSON" <jamesjohnson05@k.ro> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jamesjohnson05@excite.com
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:50:44 -0800
Subject: GOODDAY

Goodday

I am writing you this for a very urgent and profitable business
proposal.

I am in search of a credible overseas partner to do business with.I am
the Eldest son of late Mr.James Johnson Snr. My father while he was
alive was a very successful business man.

I and my family came to realise that he had some money deposited with a
Financial Security Company here in Accra Ghana totaling the sum US$25
Million (US Dollars Tweenty Five Million ) about 2 years before his death in
2004.

We have made effort to collect the said funds with the Company but all
our effort has proved abortive because my father before he died gave a
standing instruction to the then administrative manager of the Company
that in the case of his eventual death ( he died of Prostrate Cancer)
under no Condition should this funds be released to us without us
providing/presenting a reputable investor who will stand as our family
investor and present a good investment plan before the money can be released to us.

Now with all the conditions of the Financial Institute as placed by my
late father, I would want you to come up as my family investor so that
we can successfully collect this funds ($25m)from the Financial institute.
Upon the collection of this funds, we can indeed go into a profitable
investment that would be recommended by you otherwise we would all go
separate ways if you want.
In actual fact,we already have a Copy of the
Certificate of Deposit in our possession and this we will use to
perfect all necessarydocuments and swear to an affidavit of claims at the High
court of law to back up your claims that you are our prospective
investor.
I will furnish you with the whole procedures to ensure that the deal is
successfully concluded when i hear from you.

We have agreed to give you 25% of the total sum while 5%has been set
aside to cover for the cost of getting the funds out and the rest is
for myself and other members of my family.

If this is agreeable by you kindly get back to me on email
jamesjohnson05@excite.com </ym/Compose?To=jamesjohnson05@excite.com> so that we can proceed to claiming the funds.

I await hearing from you.
Yours Sincerely,
JAMES JOHNSON.
Email:jamesjohnson05@excite.com



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