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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Fortune Abu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fortune-abu2000@ksa.ir>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:13:39 +0100
Subject: Business Opportunity

Greetings

My name is Mr. Fortune Abu , 35 years Old Ghanaian National married with
two children. I work as a Records Manager with Excel Security and
Services Ghana Limited in Accra-Ghana. I earn salary of 1.5 million Ghana
Cedes ($200 United State Dollars) equivalent monthly.

I joined the services of this company in 1991 as office assistance I got the information concerning you from the Internet and after due consultation I decided to contact you believing that by the grace of GOD that you will accept to be my partner in this deal.

I have been working with this company for over ten years. Within this period, I have watched with meticulous precision how African Heads of State and government functionaries have been using pro-security and finance services GH. Ltd to move huge sums of money USD, pound sterling, French France-(Cash) to their foreign partners.

They bring in these consignments of money cash and secretly declare the contents as
jewelleries, gold, diamond, precious stone, family treasure, documents
etc. Gen. Sani Abacha of Nigeria (dead), Mobutu sese seko of Zaire (dead), Foday
Sankoy of Siera-Leone, Babangida of Nigeria, Felex Houphet Buigny of Ivory
Coast (dead), Kanan Bedie of Ivory Coast etc, All these people have hundreds of consignment deposited with my office.

Their foreign partners, friend; and relatives, are claiming most of these
consignments. A lot of them are lying here unclaimed for as much as 15
years now.

Nobody will ever come for them because in most cases, the documents of deposit are never available to any body except the depositors-most of them are dead.

Since the inception of the 2000 millennium, our company Management changed the procure of claims of Consignments, as soon as you are able to produce the secret information as contained in the secret of any consignment, it will be released to you upon demand. From our record, more than 160 consignment belonging to Gen. Abacha /Mobutu Sese Seko, has been claimed in the past six months, this is why I am soliciting for your co-operation and assistance, Gen. Abacha has 106 consignment, deposited with several names and codes. 64 have been claimed in the past six months. Since his eldest son is dead in plane crash and the second son is facing trial for murder and embezzlement, the family members are under restricted arrest without communication.

I have finished every arrangement for you to come and claim consignment
No.SSS/AM02/1203 containing 20M USD. My duty is to supply you with all the
information and documents, by fax you will deal with the management
directly. The procedure is simple: - Apply officially to the director of operations
of EXCEL SECURITY COMPANY AND SERVICES (GH) LTD for the release of consignment No.SSS/AM02/1203. They will demand some documents and secret code contact me immediately, I'll supply you every detailed information. And fax it to them. As soon as they confirm it to be correct,They will invite you in for the collection. I ' I suggest upon conclusion, we share 50% for you, of this transaction while 50% after deducting any expenses we might incur in the course. I assure you that the business have been hatched for 5 years now, it is very secure and risk free. You can reach me on my private email address fortune-abu2000@ksa.ir

I am at least to furnish you with explanations and directives on the procedure.

God bless you.

Thanks.

Fortune Abu
fortune-abu2000@ksa.ir

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