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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: Nana Asantewaa <asantewaa_27@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:48:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My hope in you


DEAR SIR/MADAM,

MY NAME IS NANA ASANTEWAA, . I CAME FROM A ROYAL FAMILY IN GHANA, MY FATHER WAS A FORMER CHIEF OF MY OWN TOWN BEFORE HE DIED, MY FATHER NEPHEW HAS BECOME A CHIEF OF MY TOWN AND HE IS VERY WICKED, HE HAS TAKEN 3/4 OF ALL THE PROPERTIES OF MY FATHER.

DUE TO THE WICKED ATTITUDE OF MY FATHER NEPHEW MY BROTHERS, SISTERS AND MY STEP BROTHERS,SISTERS COULD NOT COMPLETED THEIR EDUCATION, EVEN SOME COULD NOT ATTEND.... I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO COULD READ AND WRITE.


OUR FAMILY HAS A TREASURE OF GOLD DUST ,WHICH WE ARE LOOKING FOR HONEST AND GOD FEARING SOMEONE, WHO CAN ASSIST MY FAMILY OF SELLING THIS GOLD DUST AND GOLD BARS OF 1,517 KG ON BEHAVE. SO THAT I, AND ALL MY FAMILY WILL FREE FROM POVERTY.
WE WOULD LIKE TO USE THIS MONEY TO FURTHER OUR EDUCATION SO THAT WE CAN BECOME SOMEBODY IN LIFE.

THIS GOLD I AM TALKING ABOUT IT IS IN OUR FAMILY HOUSE NOW, WE DONT HAVE ANY DOCUMENT TO COVER IT BUT YOU CAN ARRANGE FOR A DOCUMENT TO BACK IT HERE IN GHANA AND WE DONT WANT TO SELL IT IN GHANA BECAUSE OF CHIEF AND MY WICKED FATHER NEPHEW I CAN ALSO TAKE THE PICTURE OF THE GOLD TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO SEE.
IF YOU ARE INTRESTED TO HELP US SEND ME AN E-MAIL, BECAUSE IN MY VILLAGE WE DONT HAVE A TELL PHONE, I HAVE TO TRAVEL FOR 42 MILES TO THE CITY TO SEND THIS MAIL TO YOU.

I AM WAITING FOR A HELP FROM YOU.

WORRIED GIRL,
NANA ASANTEWAA

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