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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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Fraud email example:

From: Amanfo Yeboah <amanfo-yeboah1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <amanfo-yeboah@excite.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:41:44 -0400
Subject: Warm Thoughts



My Dearest,

I am barrister Yeboah Amanfo, a Ghanaian base lawyer. I am contacting you for help base on trust and information about your personality giving to me by my client Late chief Anthony Kaka Prominent Political figure in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Clan Head of Lumbumbashi, a gold rich territory and biggest Region in Zaire.


His family needs your assistance. Late Chief Anthony Kaka was killed by a dictator military government of Gen.Kabilla because he was accused of looting the Government treasure. Right now his Children are suffering, they are in asylum out of the country because of their tradition that if a man is rich and die and the family will claim all his wealth and allowed the dead man's Family to suffer, so that was why the came to Ghana for help. They are in UN camp Bujumbura in Ghana.
I was the Personal legal Adviser, Solicitor/Advocate to Chief Anthony Kaka before his death. Chief died living an heirloom ($5,000,000 USD) five million US Dollars and 150kg of Gold for them here in Ghana with a Security Company in Accra . They have made an arrangement with a Cargo Plane Agent that will deliver to you in your country or any country of your choice, all they want from you is to contact the cargo agent on how to deliver the trunk box to you that contain the said amount of items to your door step.

This is the Cargo Agent's email address: deltacargoservices@excite.comHis name is Dr.Mike Mensah, you can contact him on phone +233246281364.
I wait for your quick respond as soon as you contact the cargo director to enable me send all the necessary documents that cover the said trunk box to you. And if you have any question, you are free to call on me on my direct line +233246740635.


Thanks,Barrister Yeboah Amanfo.

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