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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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Fraud email example:

From: "THERESA FORD" <theresa_ford2007@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:07:43 -0700
Subject: HELLO,


Hello;

I pray and trust in God Almighty who spared my life this while before
contacting you with this proposal to be my partner. Please, I want you to
find a place in your heart to partner with me to finalize this transaction
as I have accepted to disclose this confidential information to you
irrespective of the fact that I have not met you in persons. I am confiding
in you having being briefed about you that you a sincere and honest
individual that will be transparent to me in representing me as a reliable
foreign partner abroad in the course of the transaction. I got your contact
from a reliable source that assured me that you are a discipline individual
who I can rely on to disclose this information to which I believe you will
embrace.

I am Miss Theresa Ford the daughter of Mr. Terry Ford. My father during
his life time was a respected and known mechanize farmer in Zimbabwe on the
exportation of raw farm produce to Europe and other part of the world which
was his Source of Wealth. He was killed by Robert Mugabe under ground men
who are doing dirty jobs for him. Zimbabwe is presently on election process
which President Robert Mugabe is still ready to impose himself as Zimbabwe
President; which the rest of the world are objecting to because he is seen
by the world at large as racist and Anti Western world after 28 years of bad
leadership. He has seized all white farmer lands including that of my late
father in Zimbabwe by distributing it to his families members, friends and
loyalist with the reason that the white farmers in Zimbabwe are not from
Africa to be precise Zimbabwean. This was the struggle my father was
fighting against to ensure equality in Zimbabwe Society that lead to his
death.

Before my father was killed; he perceived that there will be economy crisis
that will lead to total instability due to bad governance. With this, he
decided to transfer his wealth (Money) from Zimbabwe to the Republic of
Ghana; the amount my dad ship to Ghana was (US$17,200.000.00) Seventeen
Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars. The fund was ship to
Ghana in an enclose chest (consignment box) for security reason to avoid the
tyrant leader not to confiscate if the bank to bank means of transfer its
used. My father had disclosed to me that he deposited the chest (consignment
box) that the fund was enclosed with a reliable Security Company in Ghana.
He entered an agreement with them that the chest should be ship onward to
abroad where he wanted us to start a new life.

My father made it clear and known to me with evidence of all valid documents
that was issued to him by the security courier company and the government of
Ghana as the original depositor of the chest in the security company for
safe keep. He made me the next of kin (Beneficiary). This has given me the
opportunity to rise up to go to Ghana after the death of my father to make
the claims of the fortune presently in the custody of the security company
which he has made me the authorize beneficiary as his heir. I have gone to
the security company to notify them with my documents in intact which
clearly indicate me as the next of kin (beneficiary). The company has
reviewed the documents.

The reasons why I contacted you is that I need you to be my foreign partner
that will partner with me in receiving the chest (consignment box) since it
has being agreed by my father and the security company in the contract bond
both parties agreed on; that the shipment of the chest (consignment box) has
to be delivered in abroad to a foreign partner. I am ready to furnish you
with all the valid documents that are in my possession for you to have a
personal review on the genuineness of the transaction which is 100% risk
free. I Am ready to give to you 10% from the total amount therein in the
chest immediate it has being delivered to you in your given address. All I
ask from you is your trust and cooperation to enable the shipment of the
chest to be a success as soon as possible.



Regards,

Miss Theresa Ford.

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