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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: "Sam Kwame" <samkwame112@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:20:20 -0500 (EST)
Subject: appeal for assistance.




Dearest,

I am from war torn Darfur in Sudan, and I am contacting you because I need
your help in the management of some funds that my late father left for me
before he died. This fund is valued US$11 million is in a metablic box and
deposited in a security company as personal effect, so the security
company does not know the true contents for security reasons, here in
Accra the capital city of Ghana.

My late father was a reputable business man (A Diamond and Oil Merchant).
It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of
his business trips abroad. Though his sudden death was linked or rather
suspected to have been masterminded by our relations, especially an uncle
of his who traveled with him at that time. But God knows the truth!

I have contacted the security company to confirm that the metalic box is
still intact but unable to receive it until I am 24 years old,The security
company said the only possibility for me to receive the box now is to
bring my guardian and make him/her the appointed beneficiary and the box
will be released to my guardian.

Presently, I am in Ghana on temporary refugee status due to different
family problems, political instability in my country and safety of my life
too, which has made things very difficult for me at the moment.

I need you to be my guardian and legal appointed beneficiary, to enable
the security company release the box to you , so that you will get me
papers to travel to your country to continue my education while you invest
part of the money for my future.

I am still 20 years old, a student but i have stop schooling and really
need a trusthworthy guardian that will not sit on the money. The death of
my father actually brought sorrow to my life.


Yours sincerely,
Sam Kwame.


http://www.udo.edu.ve
Universidad de Oriente - Venezuela.



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