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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: "Sesay" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <samuelsesaysankor@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:53:44 -0700
Subject: Re: Urgent Answer.


Dear Friend

I am Samuel Sankor , 26 years of old from Sierra Leone in West Africa I read your profile and I decided to contact you for investment of $25 Million USD (Twenty Five Million US Dollars) which I want to invest in your Country.We can put this funds into your business and grow it bigger.

These funds was inherited from my late father's who served as Minister of State for the Interior and Decentralization and he was killed in the failed coup attempt that marked the start of Civil War in my Country.

This fund was deposited in Ghana also in West Africa being where I am to be safe from the Civil war in my Country I lost my Father, Mother and my other members of my Family, right now I am in Ghana where I hide due to the war in my country.

After transferring all this funds into your Bank Account in your Country, you will remit up to $100,000 00 us dollars, for your expanses in coming down to Ghana and pick me to your country and my condition in Ghana.

I will share you 25% of the total amount as soon as the funds get into your designation. Kindly send me your full details to enable us proceed I will advise you on the procedures after I get your reply.

Thanks

Samuel





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