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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: "Godson Sango" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <godsonsango@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:06:41 +0100
Subject: Greetings: From Godson Sango

Good day to you with respect,
 
I am Godson Sango 17 years old the son of Sango Kaban Of blessed memory from Zimbabwe, During the current crises against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to  surrender all farms to his party members and his followers. My father is One of the most successful multy farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabe`s ideas, Mugabes supporters invaded his farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing him and made away with a lot of items in my father`s farm. Before his death, my father had deposited with a bank in Ghana the sum of (USD $8.5 MILLION)eight Million Five hundred thousand Dollars.
 
 
After the death of my father, I decided to move to Republic of GHANA where I re-located as a refugee to seek for foreign partner overseas that will assist me to move this money out of Ghana to your country as I have made up my mind to invest and live in your country. As a refugee I am not allowed to operate any Bank Account within ACCRA GHANA.I have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum for your assistance as soon as the money gets into your account.
 
 
I want truth and honest to be our watch word in this and please treat this with strictly confidential for the successful outcome of it.
 
 
You can call me on +233232244418.
 
Thanks and God bless you.
 
Sincerely Yours,
Godson Sango

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