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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: REGINA KALABI <reginakalabiottaavia21@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:29:06 +0100
Subject: hello

GREETINGS ,

I THANK GOD IN THE FIRST PLACE FOR GRANTING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR
WRITING TO YOU. MY LETTER RATHER COME TO YOU AS A VERY BIG
SURPRISE,PLEASE BEAR IT WITH ME AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS THE
BEST OPPORTUNITY I HAVE IN MY PRESENT SITUATION.

I GOT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS THROUGH THE INTERNET, WHEN I WAS SEARCHING
FOR A RELIABLE GOD FEARING PERSON, WHO WILL NOT SIDETRACK/BETRAY ME IN
THE COLLECTION OF THE CONSIGNMENT FUNDS TO CONTACT THE COMPANY HERE IN
GHANA FOR THE CLAIM OF FUNDS.

MY NAME IS REGINA KALABI OTTAVIA, AM 21YEAR OF AGE, A ZIMBABWE BY
NATIONALITY PRESENTLY RESIDING IN ACCRA, GHANA. MY FATHER HAD A BIG
FARM IN MY COUNTRY BEFORE HIS SUDDEN DEATH DURING THE CRISES AGAINST
WHITE FARMERS AND GOVERNMENT IN MY COUNTRY. MY FATHER'S ATTORNEY
CALLED ME TO TELL ME ABOUT SOME MONEY MY FATHER DEPOSITED IN ASECURITY
COMPANY HERE IN GHANA FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT.

THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS $6.5 MILLION (SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRE THOUSAND
US DOLLARS) I'M SOLICITING FOR YOUR HAND IN PARTNERSHIP AS TO COME UP
SO THAT WE CAN BOTH THINK OF A PROFITABLE INVESTMENT TO START WITH
THIS FUNDS IN YOUR COUNTRY. I HAVE NOT HANDLE SUCH A HUGE AMOUNT OF
MONEY BEFORE, I ALSO DON'T INTEND TO INVEST THIS MONEY HERE IN AFRICA
AND I AM NOT INTO BUSINESS, THEREFORE I NEED A HELPING HAND AS TO
INVEST THIS MONEY.

(1)ACTING AS MY GUARDIAN WHILE I CONTINUE MY EDUCATION IN YOUR COUNTRY

(2) BE MY SOLE BENEFACTOR WHERE YOU WILL INVEST THIS MONEY FOR ME.

THE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THIS DEPOSITING OF THE CONSIGNMENT ARE
INTACT WITH MY LATE FATHER LAWYER, HE SHALL SEND THEM TO YOU FOR PROOF
AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST IN GOING INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH
ME AND I WILL GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM, THEREAFTER. I WILL SET
ASIDE 5% FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED DURING THE COURSE OF
THIS TRANSACTION.


GOD BLESSED YOU,

REGINA KALABI OTTAVIA

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