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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: frmenash005@yahoo.cn
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:27:43 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Mr. Frank Mensah has forwarded a page to you from Wacom Asia-Pacific

Mr. Frank Mensah thought you would like to see this page from the Wacom Asia-Pacific web site.
Message from Sender:

From. Mr. Frank Mensah

It is my pleasure to reach you after our unsuccessful attempt on our business transaction. Well, I just want to use this medium to thank you very much for your earlier assistance to help me in receiving the funds, without any positive outcome.

I am obliged to inform you that I have succeeded in receiving the funds with the help of a new partner from Paraguay Mr. Fernando Alvaro Gomez. Everything was perfectly done because we strike a deal with one of the Lady Accountant who works with the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF), and she rendered a tremendous help to us. My new partner initiated this idea and everything worked out successfully.

In appreciation of your earlier assistance to me in receiving the funds, I have decided to compensate you with the sum of US Dollars $1.5m (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) in a Certified Bank Draft. This is from my own share I did this simply to show appreciation to you for your kind support and assistance in the time past even though we could not succeed due to some circumstances and reason.

Presently, I am in Paraguay for investment project with my own share under
the advice of my partner. therefore, contact my personal assistant

Name; Mr. David Johnson
His email is (djohnsonx00@yahoo.cn)
Phone +233 249141364.

Ask him to keep the total $1.5 Million Dollars Certified Bank Draft which i raised for your compensation .so feel free to get in touch with him and tell him when you are coming to collect the Draft in Person but if you can not make it to travel you can ask him to send the Draft to you through Courier Delivering Service and don't forget to forward your address where he will send the Draft to you.I will also like to inform you that i did not keep any money to him for the delivering of the Draft to you so you will pay the Courier delivering charge which will not cost much money

Thanks and God bless you and Your Family

Yours Faithfully
Accountant; Mr.Frank Mensah

 

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