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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: thehindu@web1.hinduonnet.com (may be fake)
Reply-To: latesamuedoefamily@att.net
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 15:07:04 +0530
Subject: Article from The Hindu: Sent to you by Mr WOSEL DOE


FROM: WOSEL DOE AND YOUNGER SISTER MARY DOE,

BUJUMBURA REFUGEE CAMP,

ACCRA GHANA.WEST-AFRICA.

DIRECT LINE: 00233-243-970-455



INVESTMENT PROPOSAL



GREETINGS DEAR,



I AM WOSEL DOE FROM LIBERIA AND MY YOUNGER SISTER MARY DOE, DEAR MY FATHER SAMUEL DOE WAS A FORMER PRESIDENT IN MY COUNTRY LIBERIA BEFORE HE AND MY MOTHER WERE KILLED DURING THE WAR IN MY COUNTRY LIBERIA. WE SURVIVED THE WAR WITH THE HELP OF GOD AND OF THE (UN) UNITED NATION WHO REACQUIRED US TO GHANA REFUGEE CAMP WERE WE SEEK POLITICAL ASYLUM TILL DATE.



PLEASE THIS MAIL MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT PLEASE TREAT IT AS A MATTER OF URGENCY BEFORE OUR FUND GET CONFISCATED AS ON CLAIM ACCORDING TO GHANA STIPULATION WHEN WE MEET IN THE SHORTEST TIME I SHALL FEED YOU WITH MORE STORIES ABOUT OURSELVES AND WHAT WE PASSED THROUGH DURING THE WAR WITH THE HELP OF GOD, DEAR WE WRITE YOU TODAY BECAUSE OF YOUR HONESTY/DIGNITY HENCE WE SEEK YOUR HIGHLY ESTEEMED HELP/ CONSENT BECAUSE OF OUR AGE TO HELP US INVEST IN A LASTING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OF MUTUAL BENEFIT INVOLVING $25.5 MILLION USD IN YOUR COUNTRY UNDER A JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP AS OUR FOSTER PARENT/TRUSTEE FOR THIS IS THE ONLY ACHIEVEMENT WE GOT FROM OUR PARENTS TO ENABLE US FURTHER OUR EDUCATION BECAUSE IS OUR DESIRE TO LEAVE AND STUDY IN YOUR COUNTRY BECAUSE OF WHAT WE PASS THROUGH DOING THE WAR WE DON'T WISH TO LEAVE IN AFRICA ANY LONGER MAYBE IN THE FUTURE WHEN THINGS ARE ALRIGHT HERE.



PLEASE, BECAUSE OF THIS FUNDS MY MOTHER DEPOSITED WITH THE BANK HERE IN GHANA WITH MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY HENCE WE DECIDED TO SEEK POLITICAL ASYLUM HERE IN GHANA BUT WE DONT DISCLOSE THIS TO ANYBODY FOR SECURITY REASONS AND OUR AGE LOOKING FOR A TRUSTEE AND YOU ARE THE FIRST AND ONLY TRUSTEE WHO KNOW OF THIS FUND AND PLEASE DON'T DISCLOSE TO ANY BODY TILL FUND IS TRANSFER TO YOU BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU ARE HONEST HENCE WE WANT TO SPLIT THE TRANSFER IN TO TWO (2) STAGES FOR EASY AND SMOOTH TRANSFER.FIRST, I WILL TRANSFER $5,5MILLION TO ANY VALID FOREIGN ACCOUNT YOU WILL NOMINATE, UPON A SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER WITHOUT ANY DISAPPOINTMENT FROM YOUR SIDE THEN YOU WILL ASSIST US AS OUR TRUSTEE WITH TRAVELING DOCUMENTS FOR US TO FLY AND MEET YOU IN YOUR HOME AS OUR FOREIGN TRUSTEE/FOSTER PARENT BEFORE WE JOINTLY TRANSFER THE REMAINING BALANCE BASED ON YOUR INSTRUCTION BEFORE IT WILL GET CONFISCATED.UPON YOUR REPLY FURNISH US WITH YOUR FULL DETAILS (E.G) (1)FULL NAMES, (2)!
CONTACT ADDRESS, (3)TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, (4)COUNTRY, (5)OCCUPATION.



WAITING FOR YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE



REGARDS.



WOSEL DOE AND YOUNGER SISTER MARY

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This article has been sent to you by Mr WOSEL DOE ( latesamuedoefamily@att.net )
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Source: The Hindu (http://www.hinduonnet.com/2009/09/25/stories/)


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