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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: "David Addo" <davidd_addo@latinmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:32:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM MASTER DAVID ADDO.


FROM MASTER DAVID ADDO.
TELEPHONE 233-24-228-1085.

DEAREST,

I KNOW MY MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, FIRST OF ALL, I WILL =
LIKE TO WISH YOU A COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON, I AM MR. DAVID ADDO AND WR=
ITING TO YOU FROM ACCRA-GHANA IN WEST AFRICA .I HOPE YOU WILL PERMIT ME=
TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YO=
U. I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL BE A TRUSTWORTHY PERSON THAT I CAN DO BUSINE=
SS WITH AND I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND S=
INCERE BUSINESS.

I AM THE ONLY SON OF LATE CHIEF AND MRS. ADDO WETENKU. MY FATHER WAS A =
VERY WEALTHY DIAMOND AND GOLD DEALER, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF GHANA; MY=
FATHER WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEI=
R OUTINGS ON A BUSINESS TRIP. MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS VERY SMALL AND =
SINCE THEN MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER =
ON JANUARY 2005 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ACCRA-GHANA, HE SECRETLY =
CALLED ME BY HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS THE SUM OF THREE MILL=
ION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.USD ($3.300, 000) PACK=
ED IN A CONSIGNMENT AND DEPOSITED IT IN ONE OF THE SECURITY COMPANIES H=
ERE IN ACCRA-GHANA AND THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON FOR THE NEX=
T OF KIN IN DEPOSITING OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS=
BECAUSE OF THIS THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. THAT =
I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I W=
ILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE SUCH AS REAL =
ESTATE MANAGEMENT OR HOTEL MANAGEMENT.

SIR, I AM HONORABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT INTO WHICH THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED=
.
2) TO SERVE AS A GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM ONLY 19 YEARS OLD.
3) TO MAKE A FEASIBILITY STUDY AND RECOMMEND SOME WORTHWHILE BUSINESS=20=

INVESTMENTS WHICH FLOURISHES THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY, MY APPROACH IS IN
VIEW OF MY ILL-EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS. THIS FUND BEEN THE BASIS OF MY F=
UTURE AND BUSINESS AMBITION, YOUR HONEST ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE WILL BE =
APPRECIATED SO MUCH WHILE RELYING ON YOUR GUIDANCE FOR PROFITABLE BUSIN=
ESS ESTABLISHMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
4) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER M=
Y EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENT PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATIO=
N FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO=
YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.
I WILL FORWARD ALL THE DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THIS DEPOSIT TO YOUR INTERE=
ST TO ASSIST ME IN THIS MY SITUATION AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTIO=
N WOULD WILL BRING US TOGETHER INTO EVERLASTING RELATIONSHIP.

PLEASE, HELP ME TO GET OUT OF THIS TERRIBLE SITUATION AND GOD WILL BLES=
S YOU. ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.

BEST REGARDS
MASTER DAVID ADDO.

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