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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: "WJ Bradfield" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bradfield@gmx.com.my>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:41:02 +0100
Subject: Re: representative:

Dear Sir,

I hope this message reaches you in good health.

It is with great pleasure that I communicate with you via email to establish a long-term friendship, relationship and partnership between you and my honorable client. I am Mr. William J. Bradfield, an independent consultant with office in Ghana. I am representing a general merchants in importations of the top class goods in the West African markets.

I discovered that most of the top class goods we need here in the West African regional markets are being manufactured in your country and I am in need of a representative who will stand between my client and the manufacturing companies in your country. Hence, I request your assistance to handle this project on behalf of my honorable client.

You will be given the opportunity to source, purchase and ship goods from the manufacturing companies to my client. You stand the opportunity of earning great commissions from our dealings. If you accept to handle this project on behalf of my client, I shall furnish you with the lists of the top class goods we need with the amount involved in this project.

I look forward to a long-term friendship, relationship and partnership with you.

Yours Sincerely,

WJ. Bradfield,
President & CEO,
Bradfield Consultant Ltd.
Business & Financial Consultant,
P.O Box MB 272, Accra-Ghana.
No. 9, Ninth Road, Accra-Ghana.
Telephone: +233-26-846-7002
Facsimile: +233-26-846-7004
E-mail: bradfield@gmx.com.my
E-mail: bradfield@consultant.com

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