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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: Jacob Banga <banga.jacob@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: jacob.banga@mail.com
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:16:07 -0800
Subject: Dear One


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Dear One,

Please I don't want you to consider my message as those regular messages
in your inbox, I urgently need your help, but I don't need any money from
you. please read carefully.

My name is Jacob Banga, I am a Ivorian by nationality. Presently I live in
Ghana with my mother due to the present political crisis in my country
that took the live of my father who was a Politician in my country Ivory
Coast . I got your contact information from online Internet directory I
have gone through your profile. I am contacting you because of my desire to
complete my Study, Invest and to buy a Living house in your country.

We have One Metallic Trunk Box that is presently in United Kingdom
supposed to be delivered to our foreign partner (Mr. Lambert Major)
beneficiary, but due to Mr. Lambert’s greedy attitude, we have to call the
Diplomat to stop the delivery.

Our former beneficiary came to Ghana to meet and discuss with the
security company where the box where deposited and ask the company to
deliver the box to him in United Kingdom . As at when he came to Ghana .
we where allowed by the Security company to inspect the truck box and as at
the time of inspection, we have paid for insurance, the demurrages and
custom charges and also for the shipment of the trunk box to the United
Kingdom or any part of the world. We have paid all charges covering the
consignment.

We told Mr. Lambert Major that we will give him 25% percent of the total
amount of $7.5 million United States Dollars in the trunk box, which he
agreed but when the boxes gets to Heathrow International Airport in London
UK, he called and told me and my mother that if he receives the
consignments, we have to split the fund equally, so he will have to take
50% of the funds, my mother refused and ask the Courier Diplomat to stop
the delivery to him.

This is why we came to you. Please, help us to receive the truck box, so
that my mother and I can come and live with you so that I can continue my
studies and my mother can invest our share in your country. Now the trunk
box is in the United Kingdom . Please get back to me so that I can send
you the name and telephone number of the diplomat in London UK .

Before the diplomat left Ghana , the delivery of my consignment box has
been paid for to any part of the world. If you are ready to accept my
delivery, I will instruct the Diplomat to make the delivery for you.

What I will need from you, is to send me the full detail of your address of
delivery and your direct phone number for easy communication. So that I can
instruct the diplomat to commence the delivery to you.

All the Delivery cost of the consignments have been paid, all I want from
you is to accept the consignments, open it and send some money to me and my
mother to enable us process our VISA to your country. As soon as the
Diplomat arrive your country I will send the security Lock code to the Box
by email or SMS to you.

Awaiting for your urgent reply.
May the Almighty God bless you.
Jacob Banga

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