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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: john kwame <john_kwame36072@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:14:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SIR,PLEASE HELP ME RECEIVE MY CONSIGNMENTS ALREADY IN MALAYSIA


Daddy,











 How are you doing today?,my name is John Kwame,I have a
Sierra Leone mother and A Ghanaian father but I was born and bred in
Freetown,Sierra Leone,I arrived in Ghana yesterday.











 My 350kg of
gold and diamond with $5,650,000 has already arrived Malaysia,I had a
beneficiary to help me receive the 350kg of gold but unfortunately no
one has heard from Mr Richard Ching Luk since the earthquake and tsunami
in Japan since now.Mr Richard Luk had gone to visit some relatives in
Japan and was due to arrive Malaysia,but no one has heard from him ever
since. 











 Right now,my consignments are in a storage facility in Malaysia, since there's no one there to receive them for me.











 Please
I need you to help me receive the gold and diamond also $5,650,000 from
Malaysia, as my beneficiary so that I can join you
afterward.











 Please get back to me with your personal details so
that I will forward the telephone number to the storage facility in
order for you to contact them on my behalf as my beneficiary.











I am waiting for your quick response





Regards





Your Son





John Kwame

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