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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "MR.NELSON YAO" <sales@janssenrealty.com>
Reply-To: nelsonyao11011@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:53:17 +0000
Subject: Business Proposal
Business Proposal
Dear One
My name is Nelson Yao.I am the Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Champaign Manager of the honorable party here in Ghana . I am married with two children. I am a man of peace, and have sincere respect for human feelings and opinions. I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and me.
As the National Champaign Manager of the party it is my duty to handle the funds which is meant for the National Champaign of the party. I receive and dispense all the money meant for the National Champaign of the party and send in a financial report to my head office of the party in the capital city, Accra at the end of every four years.
On the last year 2008 election my party NPP was defeated by the former opposition party NDC.Since our party was ousted through second run-up election by this opposition party, it has not been easy for the former ruling party NPP which is my party. The party in power propagates all manners of allegations on the top officials of my party NPP .They have jailed many of our top official because of one allegation and the other.
Right now I am on the verge of leaving this country before the opposition party NDC will indict me and jail me.As the National Champaign Manager of the Party, I have some money which was not used during the 2008 presidential election Champaign and I wish to move the money to any sincere foreigner who will help me to receive and invest the money in a lucrative venture. The total amount in my passion is Fifteen million five hundred thousand USD ($15.5M)
It is risk free as the existence of the money is not known to the Party officials.
I will give you more information of where the money is deposited immediately I hear from you.
Please note that you will help me with your sincere mind.
Thanks and God bless
Mr.Nelson Yao
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