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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: Durant Kojo <agoviware2004@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:54:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Message From Durant.................


Dear Friend,

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me and i pray that my desire to contact you will be given me genuine approval considering the fact we have not know each other before, I got your contact when i was searching for a reliable person who can assist us stand as our foreign beneficiary to help us receive our belongings which was deposited by my late father in a security company here in Ghana before he died, Please I know this letter will definitely come to you as a huge surprise, but I implore you to take time and go through it carefully, as the decision you make will go a long way to determine the future and the continued existence of the entire of our lives, and i which to use this opportunity to introduces myself to you.

I am Durant Kojo from Monrovia Liberia in west Africa i write to inform you my desire to invest and buy a living house in your country,i am the Son of late chief Peter Kojo my Father was a diamond merchant in my country Monrovia before he died.

My father died of cancer due to smoking , and he was taken to the hospital for medical treatment which he latter died three mounts after his treatment....,

Before my father died he reveal to me and my mother about the Consignment containing $12.5.millionusd which he deposited with a security company called ( Inter-con Security Company) here in Accra Ghana for safe keeping and investment purpose, presently now i and my mother came all the way to Ghana since my father died to notify the security company for the claims,and we are stays in the camp here.

I and my Mother went to the the security company for the claims of the consignment and the security company told us that before the consignment can be release to us from the company we need a foreign partner overseas to receive the consignment because that was the Contract Bond Signed between my late father and the security company,which i want you to lecture us on how best we can invest this consignment in your country,because my father told us that it's is dangerous to invest this money in Africa,due to market instability facing African countries that is why we want to invest in abroad.

For mutual assistance ,myself and my mother have agreed to offer our foreign partner 20% of the total amount of the money for your assistance and 5% for all expenses,
we have all the vital Document covering the consignment which is (1, Certificate Of Ownership ,(2)Certificate Of Deposit (3) Contract Bond ) and they are here with my late father Barrister here in Accra Ghana.

Please i want you to keep it confidential to yourself or family .which i will want you give me your phone number's to reach you so that i can give you more information about the transaction.

Hope to here from you shortly
God bless you'' as you Do.

best regard
Durant

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