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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)
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:49:42 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: proposal.


Dear sir/madam,



I am james monk , Male 24yrs old from sudan



 



It
may comes to you as a surprise receiving the below attached File from
me, which of course represent the true original Will from my late
father james  malwal citizen OF sudan who was killed by rebels for
sponsoring  rivalry rebels leader james Johnson.



 



My late father before his assassination that leads to his death was a very rich gold and diamond merchandise.



 



I am now the only legitimate surviving heir left to inherit this Will covering my late father’s wealth of two Trunk Boxes



 



The
only hindrances to my full claims of my late father’s wealth as
indicated on the (Paragraph 7 of the WILL) which stipulates that I can
only claim these wealth through the physical presentation of Power of
Attorney/Affidavit of Change of titles of Trustee which of cause is
referred to as my foreign partner, approved by my lawyer and witnessed
by SUMMIT SECURITY COMPANY, this is the Security Company in Accra Ghana
where my late father deposited these wealth for security safety keeping
purpose.



 



My question to you now is, can I present you to this Security Company as my foreign trustee Partner? Can I trust you?



 



If
so kindly reply me urgent with your complete details in order for me to
present you before my lawyer and the Security Company.



 



I am waiting for your urgent response.



Thank you,



Yours truly,



james monk.



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