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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: Mercy Addo <mercy.adams15@yahoomail.com>
Reply-To: mercy.adams15@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:28:04 -0800
Subject: REQUEST FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP



Hello Dear
Thanks for your reply interest, I know this mail will not come to you
as a surprise since we just had a little correspondence, but please
bear with me.I will really like to have a good relationship with you,
and I have a special reason why I decided to contact you, I decided to
contact you because of the urgency of my situation here in refugee
camp. I am Mercy Addo, 24 yrs old young girl from Sierra Loan, the
daughter of Late Dr. Isaac Addo the former Vice Senate President of
the Republic of Sierra Loan and Standard bearer of the Sierra Loan
Diamond and Gold National Union,

My father died by car crash on Wednesday night, November 24, 2004
while he was travelling from Jackson,Michigan to Ohio (USA)I am
constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I'm receiving
from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's
treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my
beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to escape to the Europe but she
hide away my international passport and other valuable travelling
documents.

Luckily she did not discover where I kept my fathers File which
contains important documents. So I decided to run to the refugee camp
where I'm presently seeking asylum under the United Nations High
Commission for the Refugee here in Accra Ghana, Republic of Ghana. I
wish to contact you personally for a long term business relationship
and investment assistance in your Country,My father of blessed memory
deposited the sum of US$1, 400, 000.00, Three million four Hundred
thousand USD, in a bank with my name as the next of kin.But meanwhile
you should not allow any other person to know about these transaction
since my late father did not disclose these to any one.I wish to build
a true relationship with you. Please let me know your true interest to
assist me release and transfer this fund worth usd$1.4million.

However, I shall forward you with the necessary documents on
confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the transfer of the
fund into your account, and investment of the fund. As you will help
me in an investment with the fund, while i complete my studies, as I
was in my first year in the university, when the crisis started. It is
my intention to compensate you with a huge percentage out of the total
money for your services and the balance shall be my investment
capital, in which you will handle it also. This is the reason why I
decided to contact you, seeking for your true help assistance.

Well i expect to hear your positive response showing your interest,
then I will
forward to you immediately the contact info of the Bank.I shall
appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and willingness
to handle this transaction sincerely. I would appreciate if you can
call me through our Rev.Father Peter Solo phone number (+233
541719745), because i have no phone here with me in the camp. It's the
Rev.Father Peter Solo Number here in the refugee camp, call and tell
him that you want to speak with Miss Mercy Esther at the female Hostel
block A3, Room 7 from Sierra Loan. he will sent for me because I am
staying at the female hostel. Awaiting your urgent and positive
response. Please do keep this only to yourself, I beg you not to
disclose it to anyone. After the money has been transferred, you will
send me some little amount, so as to be able me to get my travelling
documents and come to you. Attach here with is my pictures, i want you
to send me your photos, home contact address for true relationship.
wishing you have a nice blessful days, kisssssssss.

Yours Sincerely,
Mercy Addo.

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