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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 sigcau <stllsgc202sigcau@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: stella_sigcau2002@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:30:44 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT


FROM: Stella Sigcau,
Accra, Ghana-West Africa.

Hello Dear,

How are you today? Hope that all is well with you.

We got your profile after one week fasting and praying and my brother and i decided to write for an investment in your country / company. My name is Stella Sigcau from Sierra-Leone. I
am the elder daughter of Mr.Zac Sigcau,former Minister of Mines and Industry. He was killed by rebels on his way to Capital city Freetown.Before his dealth,he deposited trunk box containing $18.5 million U.S Dollars with INTERCON INSURANCE & FINANCE COMPANY LTD for safe keeping and instruct that I should claim it to look after my self and my younger brother John.

My Younger brother and I are now in West Africa Accra Ghana to notify claims of the FUND. I intend to invest this money abroad, hence my contacting you to advice me how best I can invest this money in your country and buy a house there.

I am 23 years old and my younger brother John is also 20 years and we are in Ghana since we lost our parents because of the recent war that occured in our country.
We decided to locate to Ghana because of my late father deposited this fund in the custody of Security company before his death and the Security company has been given us a reminding notice to provide a foreign beneficiary /next of kin since we are too little by age to handle/release such a huge sum of money to us.

This is the major reason why we seek for your assistance in helping us to guild us and invest the money in any good business of your choice.

And stand as our Guardian so that the Security company will release this fund to you without any delay on my nest email to you i will send to you my passport with my pictures for you to know me well and please try to get back to me if you contact them.

For assistance my brother and i, we will offer you 20% of the money and 10% for any expenses that occur throught the transffering before the investment takes over. We have all the proof legal and vital documents covering the deposit fund and the ownership which I can send on request to you through DHL service or through email attachment to you, for you to go through it and contact them on our behalf.
Send direct phone and fax numbers for more information on your reply.
Our regards to your family.
I expect your prompt response .

Yours Faithfully,
Stella & John Sigcau.


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