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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: "rajiv aisha" <rajiv_aisha05@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 12:42:29 +0000
Subject: miss rajiv aisha

REFUGEE CAMP,
15 RUE 421 BP.
GREATER ACCRA
GHANA.


HELLO DEAR,

I KNOW THAT MY MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE SINCE I DONT
KNOW YOU IN PERSON OR MET WITH YOU BEFORE,BUT I AM OF THE BELIEVE
THAT YOU WOULD BE OBLIGED TO COME TO MY ASSISTANCE AFTER HEARING ABOUT
MY SITUATION.

I AM AISHA RAJIV, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS.RAHUL RAJIV.MY FATHER
WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN CAPE COAST,
THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF GHANA BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTINGS TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS
TRANSACTION.WHILE
MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1986, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL
BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH DEC 2005
IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN GHANA.

HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF
US$ 6,500,000:00 (SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND, UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN ONE OF THE LEADING BANKS HERE
IN ACCRA GHANA, HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN
IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF
THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES. THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY
CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSE.

PLEASE DEAR, I AM HONOURABLY
SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 20
YEARS
3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE
MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
MOREOVER,PLEASE, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS
COMPENSATION
FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO
YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.FURTHER
MORE,YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR
OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE
CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.

ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON, THROUGH MY PRIVATE E-MAIL
ADDRESS"TALK2RAJIV_AISHA@EXCITE.COM,
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

YOURS SINCERELY
AISHA RAJIV

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