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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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Fraud email example:

From: PALUCO CO.LTD PAUL KODJO <pkodjo@adinet.com.uy>
Reply-To: pkodjo@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:07:25 +0300
Subject: LET US NEGOTIATE IN THIS ISSUE

Dear Sir, Please lets negotiate on this issue , I am very sorry to disturb you though we have not meet physically but I decided to discuss this with you on trust which I have reposed on you based on good recommendation made of your from a reliable friend ,I am sure you will not betray me at the end. I am a known government contractor with the Government Republic of Ghana. I have been handling contract projects there for some years until the change of Government which affect my contract business cause I have to support my party to get my contract jobs. Overwhelming circumstances has forced me to expose my problems to you irrespective of the fact that we have not met before. I used my position in Government to secure a contract worth of huge amount for my Company. This contract was funded from the company treasury, from my savings and a fund borrowed from friends and relations to ensure that the contract was completed and duly executed. We have been handling contract projects there until the political change of Government in my country. My main purpose of writing this letter to you is to inform you of the existence of my contract fund of USD9.200.000.00 which I urgently want you as a foreign partner to lodge in your account as you are told already. This fund is neither an ill gotten sum nor drug proceeds. It is a contractual sum which I will not apply for payment in my name or claim because our names were short listed as supporters of the last Civilian Government of President John A.Kuffo. Following the death of our former President Pro.Evans Atta Mills and the assumption of office by the new President John Dramany Mahama. Now I have a good friend as an insider from the paying bank who advised me to seek in confidence of any reliable person or firm whom I can trust to receive the payment in his name since they will not accept to approve and release payment in my name. There is no risk involved provided you keep it strictly confidential. We shall meet in USA at the end of this transaction but I intend to be in Ghana to be giving you all necessary information until the transaction is completed. So be assured that it is 100% risk free. Please note that we have 7 bank work days to conclude this transaction. I have agreed that you are worth 20% of the total said fund and upon completion of the transfer of the money, you will deduct 5% from the total money for any expenses which you may incur during the process of transfer as it involves bank to bank. Part of the money would be sent back to be used to finance the gold delivery as I have agreed to pay back my debts. Yours friend, Mr.Paul Kodjo.

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