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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: henry donace <henry_donace23@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 07:24:12 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY


dear
first, i must slolity your strictely confidence in that pray that my decision to contact u will be given a genuire approval considering the fact we have not known each order before.
my name is HENRY DONCEserie leonnnean ctizen. i am first son of MR MIKE DONCE. the former personal advicer to the vice president of the republic of serie leone. i am writing u to inform u of our family desire to invest in your country due to our economic and political stability.
hello, my father was attacked and shot by west side rebel military ,on his way to his office and he was taking to abidjan for tratment while he later died. when he was on sick bed he revealed to me about his fund $15.5m usd he deposited in the FINANCE SECURITY ghana in accra city and he handed over alll thenecesary document to me such aslawyer head slip and security depositedissueed to him during the deposit. mean while,i and my younger sister are hear in accra ghana seeking for refuge.
please,we need your assistance and we want you to lecture us how best we can
invest this money in your country as soon as the money been trasfered
into yr country,we would fly down to your contry for the business that you may recommend to us. we have decided to offer you 20% of the total amount for your assistance while 5% will be map out for other expenses ok am waiting to hear from you best of luck,mind u the finance security did not know that the trunk box my father deposited with them is money becos my father told me he wrote valuable items on the box deposited with them .thanks
best regard
henry donace

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