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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: "hmchambers@terra.es" <hmchambers@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:07:26 +0100 (MET)
Subject: I await your detailed response.



High & Mighty Chambers
Ghana West Africa
9 Spintex road
E-mail: tachimuje@excite.com
Tel:+233 28 7086101.
Name: Mr Nana Y. Tachimuje.

Greetings

It is my pleasure to contact you for a help, I would like you to be my partner in business, my client have cash amounting to twenty million united states dollars to invest in your Country, I also want to use this opportunity to inform you that this fund is not a stolen fund, it belong to my client Mrs. Margaret Nkrumah from Ghana, she inherited the funds from her Late Father.

I will disclose every detail concerning this funds and her to you as soon as I hear from you. I am a Lawyer also from Ghana in West Africa. As at this moment I write, this fund is in your Country with Diplomat who is to deliver the consignment to my client foreign partner in your Country, but surprisingly I heard that the partner has died so the boxes is intact with the Diplomat who now in Country with the consignment but the Diplomat did not know the contents of the 2 Boxes that contain the amount.

A soon as you respond indicating an interest, I will proceed to get the necessary papers for the clearance of the Consignment and after that I will link you up with the Diplomatic Office in your Country . I just want you to claim this fund hence it is there in your Country, and then I will come over with my client for the sharing of the money.

I have decided to offer twenty percent to you as a reward to your anticipated cooperation. Bear in mind that the Diplomatic Office in your Country did not know the contents of the 2 boxes, we told him it contain Company Documents, I will take care of all the cost of Necessary Documents regards the claim of the consignment and you will take care of all the cost for the claiming of the consignment in your Country.

These funds will be invested in your Company as soon as you clear it in your Country, and also forward your contact information to me as soon as you receive this mail.

I await your detailed response.

Thanks you.
Nana Y. Tachimuje





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