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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: Av Cummings <av_cums1963@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: acs_63@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:49:40 -0800 (PST)
Subject: J VP ASSISTANCE INQUIRY FROM YOU


Avril Sawyer (esq.)
Accra-Ghana
Tel: +233 244 621738
Reply To: acs1963@mail.ru

JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP ASSISTANCE REQUEST

Dear Sir,

I wish to write you this proposal for business investment purpose with you or in your country under your care as partner. I have the desire to establish a long-term business project with you. I have made available reasonable sum of money for partnership investment with you .I will require your assistance in receiving the fund in your personal/company account for the purpose of the investment. I will in subsequent correspondences tell you how I accumulated the money and how much it is.

For your information,I am the branch manager of my bank here in Accra Ghana.

If you accept this offer, let me know the project that would be lucrative to invest on so that we can deliberate and arrange towards it for the project to commence.

Awaiting your immediate response

Regards,
Avril Sawyer (esq.)



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