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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: Salim Issah <issahsalim0004@msn.com>
Reply-To: <issahsalim1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 13:46:55 +0000
Subject: Can I invest in your country?




From: Issah Salim

E-mail:issahsalim1@gmail.com




Dear Friend,



My name is Issah Salim, am 30 years old, from Monrovia in Liberia, West Africa
and the eldest son and only survival of Mr. Malik Alhassan Issah, Militants in
Liberia wiped out all my families.



My late father was a retired general and was sent to exile during the time of
Ex-president Charles Taylor. While on political asylum in Ghana he became Gold and Diamond
Merchant.

Before the death of my father, he confined in me about how
he deposited 250Kgs of Gold dust and US$50.5M as precious metals in a bank
vault here in Ghana
and named me the Next-of-Kin being the eldest son.



I am contacting you because I have an urgent need to present a foreign
beneficiary in order to retrieve the deposit, issue me invitation to come over
to your country and invest this fund in your country under your care so that I
can continue my education because my father left a standing order with the bank
management that they should not release the treasure boxes (consignments) to me
on less I produce a foreign trustee because of the political instability in
Africa.



All I want you to do is to come in as my foreign beneficiary for the bank
management to release/deliver the consignments to your designated address. For
your help and assistance am ready to offer you 25%, I have also set aside 5%
for any expenses that might come up during the course of this transaction and
70% for the investment to be set up in your country. Please endeavor to keep
this transaction confidential because I don't want anybody to know that my late
father deposited such fund in my name. This is for the safety of my life and
security of the fund.



After you receive the fund in your country you will make plan for me to come
over and start a new life and continue my education in your country while you
help me invest the funds/gold in a profitable investment. Thanks and remain
bless as wait your response soon.



Yours Truly,

Issah Salim

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