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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: chr stoher <chr_miss15@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <chr_207@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:45:37 +0000
Subject: FROM: Miss L. B. CHRISTOPHER



FROM: Miss L. B. CHRISTOPHERMISSIONARY QUARTERS A15CHURCH ROAD ACCRA GHANA
PLS SEND REPLY TO MY PRIVATE BOX miss_christopher_2007@yahoo.co.in
Dear respectful oneI feel good contacting you today I have read from your add in Internetknowing quiet well that this contact will bring a lasting relationship.With regard to your reputation and co-worshipperof God who will notdisappoint me nor deny me in faith, I am directing this letter ofassistance to you.
I am Miss Louisa. Christopher the only daughter of Mr.Christopher fromRepublic of Zimbabwe in desire to get somebody who will safe guard myinterest, that of my junior brother (Louis) and this money.Briefly, ourfather Mr. Christopher was a Gold and Cocoa merchant who based in LomeTogo, Abidjan cote d'Ivoire, and had a branch office here in AccraGhana.My father was a wealthy Gold/Cocoa merchant who has business inmanycountries in Europe, America and Asian countries.According to myfather, my own mother Died when I was about six years of age, whichmeansthat I did not even know my mother very well.The story is that myfatherMr. Christopher was Poisoned to death by his business associates aboutseven months ago, and he died in a private hospital here in AccraGhana. But when he was about to die, he called us beside his sick bed and toldus that he deposited the sum of fifty Two Million Seven Hundred ThousandUnited States Dollars (US$52.700,000) with a local bank there in Accra,theeconomic and administrative capital of Republic of Ghana.This money waskept for us in my name, his only daughter. Right now I am a first yearstudent of business management in one of the University here.My onlyproblem now is that since my father has been poisoned to death by hisbusiness Associates, I don't even trust any other person here againincluding my father's brothers and sisters.Right now, I want you tohelp usin the following ways: 1I want you to provide a personal / company's bank Account where thisamount here he deposited the sum of fifty Two Million Seven Hundred ThousandUnited States Dollars (US$52.700,000) into your account.2)
You are going to be the manager of this fund and Also my personalguardian until I finished my studies.3)
You are going to procure admissions for us to continue our studies inone of the known university in your country.4) You are going to receive 15% of the total sum for providing a bankaccount for this transfer.5)
That you must prepare immediately to make a working visit to ACCRAGHANA here so that me and you can see each other and we can then do thetransfer at the same time and I will go back with you toyourcountry.
We hope to receive your early response, as it will Encourage us, tostop establishing further contacts as It regards to his subjectmatters,so that we will furnish you With a private phone numberwhereyou canreach us Direct, on receipt of your positive response.For yourinformation, this place we staying now is a House of a church sisterwho sawourcondition and Decided to house us for a while.THIS BUSINESS IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE NONE OF OUR LATE FATHER'SBROTHERS AND SISTERS KNOWS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION.Waiting to hear fromyou soonPls Send reply to my private email box: miss_christopher_2007@yahoo.co.inThanks for your understanding,Miss L.B. Christopher
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