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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: georgeoti@i12.com
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:38:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Mr. George Baah-Wiredu



Dearest,

How are you today and your family? I do believe that God is really in contr=
ol. Please, I would like to introduce myself I am Mr. George Baah-Wiredu th=
e first son of late Hon Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu Finance and Economic Planning Mi=
nister of Ghana writing on behalf of my family. We recently lost our father=
Hon Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu Finance and Economic Planning Minister on his trip =
to South Africa. May his soul rest in pace. This is the website you will ge=
t more information regards to the death of my father. http://www.ghanatoday=
..com/index.php?option=3Dnews&task=3Dviewarticle&sid=3D24573
=A0
Please consider the transaction on its content and not the fact that you ha=
ve not known me before and as top secret and confidential message. I need n=
ot dwell on how I came by your contact information because there are many s=
uch possibilities these days on internet. I decided to do this after prayin=
g over the situation.
=A0
There is this US$ 8.5 Million and 250kg of dust Gold, my late father deposi=
ted with a security company here in Accra Ghana of which I am the next of k=
in as the first son and the documents regards to the deposit is with me. Wi=
th my condition and because of my late father position in our country now I=
can not have access to the boxes because the money was packed and deposit =
in the security company. I am looking for a credible person to whom I will =
pass the right of next of kin so that he or she will apply to the security =
company and request for the release of the box and shipment of the boxes to=
his or her destination before I will come over to meet with you.=20

This is on the condition that you will take 30% of the fund for yourself, 5=
% used for expenses, 65% for me and my family. If this condition is accepta=
ble to you, you should contact me immediately with your full names; home ad=
dress and contact information like your direct telephone number so that I w=
ill submit your name to the security company as the beneficiary and also se=
nd the authorization that you are my appointed beneficiary. I will also giv=
e you a text of the application which you fill and contact the security com=
pany on my behalf.=20
=A0
I look forward to your response.
Best regards,
Mr.=A0 George Oti Baah-Wiredu
=0A=0A=0A

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