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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: =?UTF-8?Q?Engr_Preston?= <engr.prestonconstructions@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 06:37:52 -0500
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Confidential?=

Good day,

It is my pleasure to contact you through your email and I hope that you will permit me to propose a business transaction, which will be beneficial to you and me.

I am a Ghanaian, who was based in Tripoli, Libya, where I was privileged to be working with a Local Council Leader. He was fortunate to have made some reasonable amount of money, which he had wanted to invest outside Libya during the anarchy that ousted and killed late Colonel Moamar Ghadhaffi.

So with me his trusted aide, he brought and deposited the funds in a reputable security company in Accra, Ghana. To my greatest surprise, he was reported to be killed in Sabha, along with his family, when he returned to Libya to bring his family to come and settle down in Ghana.

As I am not conversant with the management of large financial resources, I am searching for someone like you to partner with me, so that you will take over the funds and invest them in any profitable business venture in your country, using your expertise, contacts and experience.

As a Ghanaian and with the document my late Boss deposited the funds, I will get a local lawyer, who will ensure that you are recognized as the new owner of the funds, which is secured in a sealed box, to enable you take custody of the funds and use it to establish the business venture.

Please reply me on my personal email address(engr.prestonconstructions@yahoo.com), only if you have genuine interest to partner with. Otherwise, I will search for and contact another as this is a very urgent business.

Thanks.
Waiting for your response
Engr Preston.
NB/ I can speak french a little bit



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