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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: Paul Essien <pa.essien7@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: pessien5@adinet.com.uy
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:10:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Paul and Lilian Essien This may be an answer to all your prayers


Compliment,

NOTE: Before you proceed reading this mail,this is true and not one of those mails  you see on the internet,i tell you the gospel truth i only need you to help me so  that we can smile in future,GOD bless you as you read.I am a political activist. I am also a member of my party's executive committee on contracts bases.I got your full  information from Chamber of Commerce and industry on foreign business relations here  in Accra-Ghana.And i believed you must be trustworthy and honest main looking at your profile.
 
My aim of contacting you is to crave your indulgence to assist us in securing some  funds  abroad for safe keeping which incidentally was kept to help us finance our  elections which  hold on 7th December 2008. Fortunately with my immediate assistance, and contact, we were  able to deposit the money in a Bank security vault pending when the fund would be needed.

We wish to relocate this fund in a foreigner's name to avoid any trace. All I need  from you  is an assurance that you can handle the amount involved (US$19,500,000)  comfortably and that  I can also trust you with this arrangement. Be rest assured  that there is no risk involved  since I have taken care of everything after the  election. I want you to immediately inform  me of your willingness in assisting and  co-operating with us, so that I can send you full  details of this transaction and we will make arrangement and discuss at length on how to  transfer this funds.
 
NOTE: I know there may be scams and junk mails flying here and there on the internet  but certainly, this is not one. Please do not fail to understand that in spite of all that, opportunities of this kind still abound. If you have ever wished or prayed for  something good to come your way, now I urge you to take this message seriously and  with an open mind. You could never know. This may be an answer to your prayers.So  please give it a benefit of doubt, and with good faith and trust join me and I am  assuring you now that you will never be disappointed.Kindly respond back to me

Yours sincerely,
Paul and Lilian Essien





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