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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: emmanuelsesay35@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:41:40 -0500 (EST)
Subject: From Emmanuel And Mother We Urgently Need Your Asistance has sent you a message from OffBroadway.com

From Emmanuel And Mother We Urgently Need Your Asistance has sent you this message from the OffBroadway.com web site. Please take a moment to visit our web site.
Message from Sender:
MY DEAREST FRIEND,

I AM IN A DESPERATE SITUATION WHICH I NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE NOW. I CAN NO LONGER HOLD BACK FOR FEAR OF PEOPLE NOT BEING HONEST WITH ME; I HAVE RESORTED TO TAKE MY FAITH IN MY OWN HANDS. MY LATE FATHER MADE HIS MONEY FROM CRUDE OIL MERCHANDISE, MY LATE FATHER DIED OF HEART ATTACK DUE TO HIS LAST VESSEL TRANSACTION WHICH WAS HI-JACKED BY SEA PIRATES, MY LATE FATHER COULD NOT PAY BACK THE HUGE SOME OF MONEY HE BORROWED FROM HIS BANK IN SIERRA-LEONE THAT\'S THE MAIN REASON WE HAD TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY.

MY LATE FATHER LEFT SOME OF HIS MONEY IN MY CARE WHICH HE LODGED IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA VALUED AT FOUR MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND(USD$4.7M MILLION). I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO RECEIVE THESE FUNDS IMMEDIATELY EVEN IF I HAVE TO SHARE IT ON A 70-30% BASIS WITH YOU. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A DESPERATE SITUATION THAT NEEDS YOUR ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTEREST. SEND YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER AND YOUR INTEREST, I HOPE I CAN
TRUST YOU. I AM IN GHANA WHERE MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED THE MONEY IN A SECURITY COMPANY. TRUST IS THE WATCHWORD FOR EVERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.

I AND MY MOTHER WOULD APPRECIATE A QUICK RESPONSE FROM SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED ON HOW YOU WILL RECEIVE THESE FUNDS IN YOUR COUNTRY WITH YOUR HELP.

BEST REGARDS,
EMMANUEL SESAY AND MOTHER.

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