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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: Stella sing <stellasing@walla.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:24:15 +0200
Subject: GREETINGS FROM STELLA




Dear Sir/Madame

It is with mixed feelings that i communicate you through this medium
because am seeking a faithful, sincere and reliable foreigner who
willassist me in investing my late father's fortune in the amount of US$15,
745, 000.00.

This amount was deposited by my late father in a security
company in Ghana and just before my father was killed by rebels in
our family house in Sierra Leone.).


I am therefore seeking your assstance to stand-in for me as my late
father's business partner and foreign investor, to claim this money from
the security company as the beneficiary. You will also be
required to assist me in investing the money into viable business
ventures abroad and for all this 25% of the total will be offer to
you as reward.


If therefore, you can assure mr of your sincerity, honesty and ability
to help me secure the release of this amount/invest it, i will give you the
contact details of the security company here in Accra Ghana so you can
stand as the new beneficiary to the funds while processing actual release
of it on your behalf.

Please note that you stand no risk at all in assisting me to conclude
this transaction because the money is legitimately my family fortune.
Moreover you most come to Accra for the release of the funds.

My Regards

Stella sigcau





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