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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: Godwill Prince <godwilllll@yahoo.it>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:56:48 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: HELLO FRIEND

HELLO DEAR FRIEND,

Please accept my offer of AU GOLD 50 Kilos, which my family wants to sell to any interested buyer. Well I found your contact as I was looking for buyer through net.

Please I feel you know about GOLD or can find me a buyer. I just lost my father who is now in mortuary and will be berried soon. My family and I have fully decided to dispose the Goods to any buyer in order to race money to close the debts, which my late father has borrowed from Bank here in Ghana. We need to pay this money before the year runs out; otherwise the Bank will claim the house from us.

We have decided to sell the Gold, Please help me to find a buyer if you are not interested. The amount of the gold is $8.000 per kilo total Quantity 50Kg. I wait to hear from you.
Thanks and remain bless.
Prince Godwill
Son of Chief Godwill Williams
From Accra Ghana West Africa

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