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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: "Dr.rahman Ahmed" <dr.rahman_ahmed@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: drahman_ahmed@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 22:46:13 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: PEACE BE UNTO YOU.




FROM THE OFFICE OF DR. RAHMAN AHMED,
DIRECTOR GOLDCOAST SECURITY CO. LTD.CT 0583 CANTONMENTS,  ACCRA,  GHANATELEPHONE: +233272025797
    Could you consider working with me in receiving the sum of Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (US$4.5m) to your country for establishing a medium size business in your country? The said 4.5 Million Dollars was deposited in our security company by Mr. Andreas Schranner, a German citizen who died in a plane crash in the year 2000 for safe keeping purpose.

    Our company has tried to contact any of his immediate family to come forward for the claims of the money but could not succeed in relocating any of his family. We recently discovered that the late German died along side with his wife and children who is supposed to be his next of kin.

Click here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm) for more details

I will give you all vital information concerning the money if you are interested. You can come to our company in person for the fund claims or you can request for our company to ships the funds to you in your country diplomatically.

    I am manager of this company,  I will play a role to make sure that the 4.5 Million Dollars is released to you. As soon as I receive your first reply, I will also give you a draft application which you will fill and forward to our company to enable them release the fund to you as beneficiary.

Reply and let me know your full Name, Sex, Age, Address, Occupation, Direct telephone.
  
 I await your urgently reply.
Dr. Rahman Ahmed
DIRECTOR, GOLDCOAST SECURITY COMPANY  LTD.

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