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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: kelnet emma <kelnet_emma@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:37:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: very urgent


Dear Sir/Madam


How are you doing, I hope you are doing fine. Well I will like to introduce myself to you first, my name’s are Akwei Emma , I am from Liberia. I and the son of Chief Justice Akwei of Liberia Who was killed by some rebeller here in out country liberia. And before my father died he Deposited two trunk boxes of consignment fund here and a security company here in Accra Ghana. and the security company did not know what is inside because it is mark as family valueables.
And and the two trunk boxes contained 46 million dollars each and i have written the security company for comfirmnation of these two trunk boxes and they are very much intact.

So as i was looking for a foreign beneficiary who is going to stand for me to claim these two trunk boxes of consignment fund from the security company. A christian sister who came from your country and who normally come to give us some assistant here in the refugee camp in Ghana gave me your contact that is why i desided to contact you so that you can stand for me as a foreign beneficiary who will received me and my consignment fund there in your country and to also help me invest this fund there in your country, because my father told me before he died that i should not invest here in africa because of the problem of rebeller here in africa who may kill me and take all my money which my father left for me as a possesion.

Sir i will like you to keep this as a top secret, it should be between i myself and you alone because i do not want any problem from the government of Ghana who are not treating us very well here in the refugee camp here in Ghana and also for your country till these two trunk boxes of my consignment fund get to you safely there in your country and you help me invest it in a profitable business.

And as soon as you promise to help me and to keep it as a top secret, i also promise to give you 30% percent of the total fund. provided you are hornest and straight forward
And now I am looking for a foreign beneficiary who is going to assist me and my elder brother, who is the next of kin to this Consignment Fund, that are deposited with (Anna security company), Under the following condition.

I will like you to revert me with your direct mobile phone number and fax and your passport ID for easy comunication and proper recognition.

And for your information all the vital ducument are very much intact. with my late father's lawyer here in Accra Ghana.

Sincerily Yours
Akwei Emma


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