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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: Gideon Gbesiagbe <gideongbesiagbe@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:57:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: i know you can help me.................please help me...................help me


Dear Dad and Mom

My name is Gideon Gbesiagbe, 22years,from the DAFUR REGION in Sudan, North Africa.
Militants in Sudan wiped out all my families.
Over 70,000 people, including Men, Women and Children has been killed in the passed 
year.The United Nations has declared the DAFUR CRISIS in Sudan one of the worst in
the world which has rendered over a Million of people  homeless. I am now in Ghana
as a refugee at the Bujumbura Refugee Camp here in Accra,Ghana,West Africa.We are
been taken care of by the United Nation High commission for Refugee(UNHCR) and the
Ghana Government.

My father was a Gold and Diamond Merchant before his death.But before the death of
my father,he deposited the sum of US$20Million as Family Treasures at a Security
Company here in Ghana and named me
the Next-of-Kin being the eldest son.

I am contacting you because i need a God fearing,reliable and trustworthy person who
can help receive and claim this consignment on my behalf as the beneficiary in area
of investment.
 
For your assistance and help,i am ready to offer you 25% for your help and
assistance. I have also set aside 5% for any expenses that might come up during the
cause of this transaction and 70% for me.
But you have to keep this transaction secret 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 have help me claim and receive the consignment in your place you will make
plan for me to come over and start a new life there.
 

Waiting urgently for your response.


God bless,

Gideon Gbesiagbe

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