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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: "Chris Quaye" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revchris_quaye@btinternet.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:01:51 -0000
Subject: contact Rev. Chris Quaye :revchris_quaye@btinternet.com

Good day,

I am Rev. Chris Quaye, am the Director of Airports Management, of Kotoka International Airport, Accra-Ghana. This is to inform you that we have discovered two (2) of your consignment boxes which had been stored in our storage management room.

Your names phone number and e-mail well tagged on the consignment's for a delivery, but till now no diplomat is making any effort to make the delivery, that is why i am contacting you for the delivery as i can make an arrangement with a missionary that can help you have the consignment's trunk boxes delivery to you at your home address as stated on the consignment's.

But what you will have to do is to re-confirm to me the following information's in other for me to know that am contacting the rightful owner of this consignment's.

As you will know no one will do what am doing, but being a child of God i just have to do God will contact Rev. Chris Quaye ( revchris_quaye@btinternet.com )

{1} FULL NAME :
{2} YOUR DELIVERY ADDRESS :
{3} YOUR PHONE NUMBER :
{4} YOUR COUNTRY :

The above information's as requested, i can help you make your delivery without any delay with my position as the Director of Airports Management, so i need confirmation from you immediately you recieved this good news.

Sincerely,
Rev. Chris Quaye.
Director of Airports Management.
Ghana Civil Aviation Authority,
Accra, Kotoka Airport, Ghana.

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