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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: MAGNUS KWESI <mgk_gh5@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mgk_gh@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:40:18 -0800 (PST)
Subject: NEED YOU


HELLO,
My name is Captain Magnus Kwesi member
presidential flight crew and protocol officer attached
to the presidential wing of the KOTOKA International Airport.

My duty among others is to ensure the easy and safe
movement of top government officials into and out of
the airport for special government functions.

My main reason of writing this letter is
to alert you of my discovery of vital deposit
documents/clearance instructions for the sum of
USD$7.540.000.00 (seven million five hundred and forty
thousand united states dollars) on board one of our
flights.

I was able to use my personal network to
check and found out the deposit is a special numbered
deposit and can claimed with the clearance
instructions attached. I will personally undertake the
clearance of the funds here in Accra Ghana using my
personal network.

I am looking for a reliable foreign partner that will
act as agent/trustee to receive this money for our
subsequent mutual investment in any safe economy as
my present official status does not permit me to handle
such a huge sum.

If you are honest and capable to handle this funds,
please get back urgently to me for more details as to
the particulars of the deposit/clearance instructions.

We shall also discuss your entitlement thereafter.
Please note that this will not take too much of your
time as it shall be safe and fast to conclude in a
couple of days. Finally all these is subject to your
ability to assure me of honesty and seriousness to
assist.

Thanks,
Magnus Kwesi.


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