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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: INSPECTOR PAUL GUAYE <cvv7542@att.net>
Reply-To: inspectorpaulq@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:47:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: INSPECTOR PAUL QUAYE


FROM
THE GHANA
















POLICE
HEAD QUARTER BOX, 116
















ACCRA GHANA
WEST AFRICA
















 
















Good
Day.
















 
















I
am Inspector general of Ghana Police Service. Two weeks ago, my patrol team and
my security surveillance arrested three people at the Aflao border trying to
Smuggle Two Metallic Trunk Boxes through Ghana Exit. From our intense
investigation inspection and screwing, one person was discoursed to be A Bank
Manager and one Diplomatic Officer, trying to divert your funds to another
person, using Ghana
as an escape route.
















When
we took the box for scanning the result shows that it contains cash of about 6
million united state dollars,
















 
















After
serious interrogations, one of them confessed that this boxes was stolen from a
bullion van and they fled with it, maybe trying to leave Ghana, In the process
when my team caught up with them, one of them was smart enough to tear off the
tag that was attached to the box and claimed that the boxes belongs to them but
after investigations the police was smarter, some pieces of the tag was found
and we were able to pick some piece of information which contained your name,
email address I now make use of your email address to contact you.
















 
















The
boxes had been deposited with the United Nation Depository Vault bonded
warehouse for safety purpose and I will want you to get back to me via email or
a telephone call on your decision if the boxes be delivered to you through
diplomatic services, or handed over to the Ghanaian government.
















 
















I
will send you the picture of three hoodlums that want to do away with your
boxes also i will attached my scan copy of my passport to you, I want you to
provide me with your full information, contact address, and a scanned copy of
your international passport or drivers license for identification because the
Gov. has approved that we should make sure that this two boxes should be
deliver to you in your possession before one week.
















 
















I
await your immediate reply towards this mail, Please contact, +233247194752
















 
















Regards
















IGP,
PAUL QUAYE

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