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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: Info <phdmimiko@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: howardjerry2009@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:52:38 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Attn: To Whom It May Concern


Attn: To Whom It May Concern
From: Adnan Muntari.
 
Hello My Dear,
My name is Adnan Muntari, I am the only son to (Engr.Alexander Muntari) from Haiti. My parents died on January 12 immediately the earthquake struck in our country. I'm the only surviving one,I am constrained to contact you because of our joint escrow account venture we have $30,500,000 (Thirty Million Five Hundred Thousand (US) dollars which my father deposited in one of the Leading bank in London .My late father who was into Real Estate business own a Real Estate Company in London and Mexico.
 
My parents traveled from London to Haiti on 10th of Jan.2010, for new year vacation before the earthquake struck our building at Port-au-Princ and both of them where found dead on the collapsed building.
 
After  I discovered that my parent where involved in this tragedy, I Found in my father's office some documentations which shows  my father's bank account here in London. I will need your assistance to claim the fund from the Bank as my late father's partner because I wanted the Bank to release the fund to enable me start managing my late father's company,but I can not claim the funds because the Bank require someone who can be my guardian to manage the fund on my behalf pending when I become 18Yrs.
I'm deeply afraid and I do not want to present myself to the bank because I might be hut with simple intention to claim the funds, therefore I decided to keep the bank documents safe with me and look for an adult guardian.
 
I am 16 years now and a student of London Metropolitan University . Therefore I want you to use this fund to establish a big company with my parents name to imortalize their names and after my schooling I wish to start up in my father's company to be part of the management.
 
Please I need your assistance to contact the Bank as my guardian so that the Bank will allow you to claim the funds on my behalf and Invest into the company directly and I will be very happy if you can be my guardian and manage my father's fund in a good company for me.
Thank you and may the Almighty bless you.
Sincerely yours.
Adnan Muntari.




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