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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: "nguyajohnsonn Gazeta.pl" <nguyajohnsonn@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 12:00:15 +0200
Subject: LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU


*From Nguya Johnson
Benin Refugee Camp
Looking For Your Help

Dearest Beloved,

I am Nguya Johnson, I will like you to assist me move this fund from
Africa, if only you're a good and reputable God fearing person to assist me
handle my inheritance fund left for me by My Late Father before he died. *
**
*Please for your information I want this fund to be invested out side Africa
to any Country Abroad. Please I requested your help immediately. And with
your help it is going to help the both of us.

Firstly, I want you to know that my father was killed by his political
opponent September 25th 2004 when he was about going to London for
investment , while I was in school. Since then I have been living with my
uncle, who is the Managing Director of Food/drugs Agency Sudan.

My father willed in cash, the sum of $15.3 Million US Dollars, which he
deposited with a bank here in GHANA with enabling conditions for the release
of the fund that upon request for the release of the fund there must be
intentions of investment the fund especially outside Africa.

I contact you therefore to confirm if you can accept me into your life as my
guardian, because since my parent left me, my uncle have claimed all his
landed property and some other account with banks in Sudan before the War
started. My Uncle was asking me if there is any other of my father property
information I have. Which I refuse to disclose this to him, since I do not
trust him any longer over his greedy and wicked act towards me. I am afraid
he will seat on the money if I should tell him or let him about this fund.
If I do, he is going to frustrate my entire life and effort.

So please, it is very important you advise me on any investment opportunity
you know about over there in your country to invest this fund for me.

Please if you will help me, get back to me so that I will forward you the
contact of the bank. So that you will contact them and ask for the transfer
of the fund to your account.

Dear Beloved. Apart from investing the Money with you, I will compensate you
with 35% of the total Money and all your expenses on this transaction will
be paid back to you immediately the money arrived to your
country/account.,you are going to manager the investment for some period of
years before you hand it over to me.*
**
*I am presently here in BENIN REPUBLIC, while the fund is with a bank there
in GHANA. Pls I need your help.*
**
**
*Please contact me on this email for further detail. (nguyajohn@yahoo.fr )*
*
God Bless You.
Nguya Johnson

*

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