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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: "mrs.nanadankwa@terra.es" <mrs.nanadankwa@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:39:59 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Your Advice From Mrs. Nana, Please Reply Back Now!!!


Good day friend.

Compliment of the season.

I sincerely hope this letter will not cause you any embarrassment as I write to you in good faith; please excuse my intrusion into your private life.

My names is Mrs. Nana Dankwa from Nimba in Liberia, my late husband was a wealthy diamond dealer who was killed by the evil regime of Charles Taylor because he refused to support his rebel government, after his death, we were all kept in prison (Me and my three children), we were released by the current government led by Mrs. Sir-leaf Johnson.

My main aim of writing you this mail is because of US$27,400,000.00 (Twenty Seven Million, Four hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which my husband left in a security company in Accra-Ghana, after our release from jail, I came to Accra-Ghana with my children to claim the fund. When I tendered the Certificate of Deposit which my husband gave to me on the night when he was taken away, the security company identified me as the true next of kin to the deposit but told me that my husband indicated on the deposit form he filled during the deposit exercise that the deposit was held in trust for his foreign technical partner.

The company asked me to contact that foreign partner of my husband so that they will release the deposit to us together.

I am therefore using this opportunity to invite you to work with me in retrieving this fund from the company, if you agree to work with me, I will submit your name to the company as my late husband foreign technical partner and I have been assured that as soon as this is done, the deposit would be released to us.

When I hear from you, I will give you the details but I want you to be rest assured that there is no risk involved on your side.

Please if you are not interested in this business, let me know in time, so that I can contact someone else. You can send your reply through my alternative email ad dress for security measures:

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Nana Dankwa





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