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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: bernard russell <bnardrussell@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 18:00:47 +0100
Subject: RE; A very important message.

*Hello Friend,

The sum of US$85.9million was concealed in a 5 Trunk Boxes and deposited
with a Private Security Company in the Republic of Ghana by a Top
Government Official (Name Withheld) and hereinafter seeks your Partnership
for the evacuation of these Cash Funds out of the Country for intelligent
Safekeeping. The person in question is a Presidential Aspirant for the 2012
Presidential Election in the Republic of Ghana. Your reward for
participating in this risk free Business Deal will be 50% of the
aforementioned Funds only if interested, ready and willing to fly to Ghana
to stand as the Owner cum Beneficiary of the said amount before the
Security Company for possible claiming.

If you are interested to carry on with this proposal, send your private
telephone numbers and email address for discussion of this offer in full
details at my private E-mail: brff.headoffice@yahoo.com.

Thanks

Yours Respectfully,
Dr.Russell Bortey Bernard.
Republic of Ghana.*

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