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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: "Spinnaker Support" <ytuo@link.net>
Reply-To: mills.mrsnaadu@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:35:37 +0000
Subject: i need your help.

Mrs. Naadu Mills
Former First Lady, Federal Republic of Ghana.

Dear Friend,

Internet would not have been the best way to reach you but since this
letter is highly confidential and the Internet seems to be the most
secured and fastest way of communication, I decided to reach you by
this means.

Following the sudden death of my husband, President John Evans Atta
Mills the ate former head of state of Ghana, who died on July 24,
2012, I have been thrown into a state of utter confusion, frustration
and hopelessness by the present administration, I have been subjected
to physical and psychological torture by the security agents in the
country.


As a widow that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence with anybody
within the country. You must have heard over the media reports and the
internet on the recovery of various huge sums of money deposited by my
husband in different Banks, some companies have willingly give up
their secrets and disclosed our money confidently lodged with them or
many outright blackmail.


In fact the total sum discovered by the Government so far is over
US$400million dollars. And they are not relenting to make me poor for
life, I got your contacts through my personal research on internet and
out of desperation I decided to reach you through this medium.

I will give you more information as to this regard as soon as you
reply. I repose great confidence in you hence my approach to you due
to security network placed on my day to day affairs. I cannot afford
to visit the embassy so that is why I decided to contact you and I
hope you will not betray my confidence in you.

We have the sum of Fifty Five Million United States Dollars
(US$55Million) deposited with a security firm and (US$68Million)
deposited with a Bank in Europe whose name is withheld for now until
we open communication, I shall be grateful if you could receive these
funds and keep it safe.

This arrangement is known to me, you and my son Mr. Kofi Atta Mills
alone, I am seriously considering settling down abroad in a friendly
atmosphere like yours as soon as this fund get into your account so
that I can start all over again if only you wish, but if it is
impossible for me to settle down in your country, just help me in
diverting this fund into your account.

Please, honesty is the watch word in this transaction. I and my son
Kofi Atta Mills have agreed to give you 30% of the total money for
your assistance.

I will require your confidential telephone, fax and mobile numbers so
that we can commence communication immediately and I will give you a
more detailed picture of things.

In case you don’t accept please do not let me out to the security as I
am giving you this information in total trust and confidence.

I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith.
Please Endeavour to reply me via my confidential fax lines.

Please, I got your email during my search on the internet regarding who I
will work with and after my meditation on how I will carry on with this
project I have no doubt in my mind for contacting you.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. Naadu Mills

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