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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: "Robert sanko" <rbrtsanko8@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rbts12@myway.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:42:42 -0700
Subject: HI


Hello friend.
Urgent Assistant

My name is Robert Sanko from Liberia west Africa, I got your contact
information through USA business directory where I find your profile and I
decided to contact you as experience investor really I have never meet you
face to face before but I will not mind to disclose my problem to you hence
it is for our both benefit.

I have 2 boxes contain cash $20million dollars (twenty million dollars) in
your Country USA, which I want you to help me receive it in your doorstep
then open it and take sum amount send to me so I will fly down to meet you
for our future investment, this 2 boxes was sent to USA through A currier
Company to be deliver to my Late Father foreign partner in USA but when the
Agent arrive with the 2 boxes cannot locate my late father partner who is
to receive the 2 boxes.

Am ready to share you 40% of the $20 million dollars if you help me receive
the 2 boxes and keep it safe with you till I arrive and meet you, I will
send you all the pin code to the 2 boxes to enable you have access to open
the boxes and send little amount for my traveling expanses down to your
country.

I have never disclose this matter to anyone, So please let me know your
mind, if you agree to help me out of present condition kindly forward your
information, phone number address, full name with any of your ID. To enable
me give them to the currier Company here, enable them process all the
receiving documents in your name and after necessary documents being
completed they will send you all the copies and the 2 boxes will be deliver
to your doorstep handle over to you by there Agent in USA.

Will share you 40% and invest 60% as I come over, you should not put any
fear I inherited this fund from my late father who was the former minister
of finance but due to the war in my country he was killed by the rebel
soldiers, I lost all my family and left only me I base in Ghana right now to
be safe and the Delivery company that deliver 2 boxes from Ghana.

PLEASE THE AGENT DID NOT KNOW THE CONTENT OF THIS 2 BOXES I TOLD THEM IT
CONTAIN GOLD DUST FOR SECURITY REASONCE SO PLEASE KEEP ALL THE SECRET.

God bless you

Thanks

Robert Sanko
25 years old without anyone.

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