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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: "Mrs. Stella James" <ryan@example.com>
Reply-To: stellajames11@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 20:49:07 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Private Message




Dearest One,

How are you today ?I know this mail will come to you as a surprise since
we haven't known or come across each other I got your contact during my
search for a reliable, trust worthy an honest person.

I am Stella James a female Ghanaian,my late father used to be a gold
merchant, he married my mother and were together for 26yrs without a male
child, so he subdued to pressure from his family to remarry, so that he
could have a male child who shall be heir apparent, in the process he
re-married two other women whom both later had male children for him.

After the demise of my father, we were thrown out and left without nothing
to suffer in abject penury, until my late father youngest siblings who is
presently a retired teacher whom i and my mother now reside with came in
contact with my late father's Attorney who informed us that my father knew
that should anything happen to him, we are going to suffer terribly and as
a result of that made arrangements for our bitterness and wellness by
depositing some large sum of money with 50kg gold with a security and
finance company in Accra Ghana and name me his eldest daughter next of kin
and that the money can only be accessed until I provide a reliable
foreigner who has no link with sub-Saharan Africa who shall assist us
claim this money , deposit same and assist us to re-locate overseas and to
manage and oversee my investing wisely, according to the Attorney, he said
my father added these clause just to protect us, so that should any of his
relation know about this funds, they can never be able to claim it.

All I require from you is to completely partner with me to claim this
money, that way I would have fulfilled the clause added by my late father
by finding someone reliable, a foreigner who has no link with sub-Saharan
Africa.

Though my fears is that, i don't know if you will be honest and reliable?
Because there is a saying which say" money is the root of all evil and
this is why i have prayed earnestly for God to direct me to someone who
has an human feelings to do this transaction with.So,if i may asked, can i
really count on you?

Also this matter should be a confidential between you and me and please
delete it if you are not interested.

Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.I shall expect to hear from
you soon

Yours sincerely,

Stella James

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