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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: fred metcafe <fred11metcafe@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:10:24 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

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Dear Sir,

I am establishing this contact with you based on trust and in utmost
confidence, having considered you highly reputable and capable of assistance
to my understated business proposal I have some fund amounted $16.2 million
us dollars that i want to invest in a good business over there in your
country.

The fund $16.2 million us dollars was secured by my late father while was
working in a gold mining company as a manager here in Ghana, and the fund is
presently here in Ghana with an insurance company where my late father
deposited it before his sudden death.
I want you to stand as my late father foreign business partner and receive
the fund there in your country, so that I will leave here Ghana to join you
over immediately the fund gets to you for us to kick off with the joint
investment. 20% of the total amount 16.2 million us dollars will be for your
assistance to help me receive this fund and cover all expenses, while 80%
will go for the investment.


Please highlight me on other areas to invest the fund in your country, my
interest goes to oil merchandise and building materials. But if you have any
other areas which you knows that will be good and profitable for us to
invest this fund there in your country, then do let me know when replying
this mail.
Please the deal is with 100% risk free, the full details shall be given to
you when
i get your kind respond.





I am waiting for your urgent response.


Sincerely,


Fred Metcafe

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