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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: "duah yaw" <yawduah101@livedoor.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:58:55 +0100
Subject: Reply as soon as possible


*Attn: Dear,

Good day, A friend of mine gave me your contact that you are
a reliable, trustworthy and responsible person to confide in term of trust.
He told me that you can assist me in claiming my late father's property that
is in the the Airport (cargo section) here in Accra, Ghana.

My name is Yaw Duah a native of Gambia making a refuge under U.N.H.C.R. in
Accra, Ghana. My late father Hon Mohammed Duah was a great Politician in
Gambia, a gold merchant and a close associate to former President Charles
Taylor of Liberia. Before his death, he let me know that he is having a
trunk box being kept in disguise in a security company in Accra, Ghana .My
late father's friend has been assisting me to claim the consignment from the
security company in which he paid for the demur rage and order the security
company to take the consignment to the airport for shipment to Beirut,
Lebanon his residence.

It was later I discovered that my late father's friend has been killed in
Lebanon
I sincerely seek your help in claiming this box by you being the beneficiary
of the trunk box because I am next of kin to my late father. After you help
me claim my fund 30% of my total fund will be given to you for your help.
Please get in touch with me through my private email address….
yaw_duah@hotmail.com *



*Thank you for cooperation.


With Regards,
Yaw Duah*

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