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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: "falix menash" <falix.menash@klikni.cz>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 11:31:26 -0700
Subject: Falix Mensah.


My Dear,

My names are MrFalix Mensah., I work as a Vault Manager with a Private
Security Company based in Ghana. I have been working with this security
company for the past 18 Years with dedication, though my salary is nothing
to write home about.

I bring good tidings to you today dear, Though before now we do not know
each other for the first time but I believe strongly that my coming to you
with this prospective business is divine. But my word for you is that you
will never regret this assistance and participation in bringing this
ransaction to completion with me.

In our Security Company Vault where I work as attendant, there is these
Consignments that has been laying UNCLAIMED for the past 15years and nobody
ever comes for the claims of these consignments, from the file and record
before me in my office I have traced the depositor of these Consignments
only to find out that he is late for the past 10year ago, and every effort
to locate any of his surviving relatives or
close family members proof abortive.

Now, about three months ago the members and board of directors of our
company met and deliberated upon that
every consignment that has exceeded the period of 8year without it depositor
coming for claims and collection be destroyed or disposed so as to create
space to accommodate other incoming consignment from new clients/Customers.

It is on this basis that I capitalized on knowing what is in these
consignments,I run a scan on these consignment only to find out that it
contents are fiscal cash to running into Millions of United States of
American Dollars.To this effect the entire management of our company does
not know about this development till date, now I am contacting you believing
that you could be of assistance in joining hands with me to have these
Consignments/Metallic Trunk Boxes Removed and shipped
to your country where immediately after the completion of this transaction I
will come over to your country to Disburse/Share the Fund inside the
Consignment 40% to you while 60% for me the initiator.Should you accept this
offer I will personally secure a Transfer of Ownership of these consignments
to your names and back date it to suit the claims while I will file in your
names in the computers as the rightful beneficiary to these consignment/
Metallic Trunk Boxes and every necessary information that will lead to
claim it will I supply to you which you might consider necessary during the
time of claims and collection of
the consignment.

Also should you need to see the copies of the deposit documents that was
issued to the late depositor by the
management of our company I will not hesitate to make it available to your
perusal and retention if only you
can make your direct Telephone, cell phone and fax numbers known to me I
will have them faxed to you without further delays.I can guarantee you that
if only you give me a chance and cooperate with me within the next
fourteen(14) working days from today the consignment will be released and
delivered to your doorstep in your country.I know how to handle this and
immediately after the completion of this transaction I will personally
destroy and delete every information leading to the completion of this
transaction this is to assure you that I will not leave any traces.

Please Dear, I will advise here that you need not to disclose this
transaction to a third ear for now until we finally bring this transaction
to completion.I look forward to hearing from your call as you can always
reach me on my direct Telephone, for further details.

Regards.

Falix Mensah. My Dear,

My names are MrFalix Mensah., I work as a Vault Manager with a Private
Security Company based in Ghana. I have been working with this security
company for the past 18 Years with dedication, though my salary is nothing
to write home about.

I bring good tidings to you today dear, Though before now we do not know
each other for the first time but I believe strongly that my coming to you
with this prospective business is divine. But my word for you is that you
will never regret this assistance and participation in bringing this
ransaction to completion with me.

In our Security Company Vault where I work as attendant, there is these
Consignments that has been laying UNCLAIMED for the past 15years and nobody
ever comes for the claims of these consignments, from the file and record
before me in my office I have traced the depositor of these Consignments
only to find out that he is late for the past 10year ago, and every effort
to locate any of his surviving relatives or
close family members proof abortive.

Now, about three months ago the members and board of directors of our
company met and deliberated upon that
every consignment that has exceeded the period of 8year without it depositor
coming for claims and collection be destroyed or disposed so as to create
space to accommodate other incoming consignment from new clients/Customers.

It is on this basis that I capitalized on knowing what is in these
consignments,I run a scan on these consignment only to find out that it
contents are fiscal cash to running into Millions of United States of
American Dollars.To this effect the entire management of our company does
not know about this development till date, now I am contacting you believing
that you could be of assistance in joining hands with me to have these
Consignments/Metallic Trunk Boxes Removed and shipped
to your country where immediately after the completion of this transaction I
will come over to your country to Disburse/Share the Fund inside the
Consignment 40% to you while 60% for me the initiator.Should you accept this
offer I will personally secure a Transfer of Ownership of these consignments
to your names and back date it to suit the claims while I will file in your
names in the computers as the rightful beneficiary to these consignment/
Metallic Trunk Boxes and every necessary information that will lead to
claim it will I supply to you which you might consider necessary during the
time of claims and collection of
the consignment.

Also should you need to see the copies of the deposit documents that was
issued to the late depositor by the
management of our company I will not hesitate to make it available to your
perusal and retention if only you
can make your direct Telephone, cell phone and fax numbers known to me I
will have them faxed to you without further delays.I can guarantee you that
if only you give me a chance and cooperate with me within the next
fourteen(14) working days from today the consignment will be released and
delivered to your doorstep in your country.I know how to handle this and
immediately after the completion of this transaction I will personally
destroy and delete every information leading to the completion of this
transaction this is to assure you that I will not leave any traces.

Please Dear, I will advise here that you need not to disclose this
transaction to a third ear for now until we finally bring this transaction
to completion.I look forward to hearing from your call as you can always
reach me on my direct Telephone, for further details.

Regards.

Falix Mensah.

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