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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: "Oritsegbemi Gmeinder" <o_gmeinder02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: oritsegbemi_gmeinder@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:40:53 -0400
Subject: May I read back from you Sir/Ma..

Dear Sir/Ma,

 

I write you this email from the bottom of my heart this day hoping that this news will bring good tidings to both your family and my family also.

 

I will start by introducing myself. My full names are Oritsegbemi Gmeinder. I am a native of Angola and as you read this message, I am presently in Accra-Ghana. I am 25years old and the only son to Late Peter Gmeinder who was a very wealthy and influential business tycoon, trading in both imports, exports, real estates and hotel during his time on the planet earth.

 

My father died of cancer and my mum died weeks after her. As the only child of the family, I was intimidated by my uncles who plotted against me and confisticated all the houses and estates that my late father owned. They also plotted together and froze all the bank accounts that my late father had in my country except for one that my late father had with Barclays Bank in London.

 

I fled from Angola to Ghana to get a final beneficiary that will assist me in getting my inheritance of ₤33.8Million Great British Pounds with Barclays Bank London transferred to him/her in her country and also in assisting me in securing a visa that I will use in joining him/her in his/her country.

 

I have made all arrangements with the Bank executives of Barclays Bank in London to have the funds transferred to you without any upfront payment as I have arranged before now a programme through which all expenses that will be incurred during the transfer process be withdrawn from the funds with the bank.

 

This is a very serious and urgent issue as I am in Accra-Ghana now and looking for a way out of my present predicament.

 

As a child, I am willing to allow you invest my funds in whatever business that you feel will be profitable to the both of us while a secure a good educational background to be able to handle the funds properly in your country.

 

I am also willing to give you 30% of the total funds at the end of the transaction as you compensation.

 

I have a lawyer here who I have arranged to assist us in getting any documents that will be so desired to have this transaction run smoothly.

 

This proposal comes with a good intention and I hope to read back from you soonest.

 

May God richly reward you for accepting to assist me.

 

Thank you.

 

Oritsegbemi Gmeinder.

 

 



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