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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: Susan Carey <susancarey2009@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 05:44:13 +0100 (BST)
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?si_usted_est=E1_interesado?=


Estimado amigo ,

Mi nombre es Sra. Susan Harry gerente de sucursal bancaria aquí en Ghana. Después de varias investigaciones oficiales de la oficina de comercio exterior de nuestras Cámaras de Comercio e Industria, decidí ponerme en contacto con usted directamente para obtener ayuda. Estoy interesado en transferir a su país a través de su ayuda. Estoy en Ghana actualmente y tengo la suma de cuatro millones ochocientos cincuenta mil dólares de los Estados Unidos que me gustaría transferir a su cuenta de banco e invertir en su país si es posible.
Hice este dinero ( EE.UU. $ 4,850,000.00 ) de mi sucursal exceso de ganancias para el año fiscal 2011. Te elijo a ti , porque no puedo estar directamente involucrado porque yo sigo trabajando con el banco , espero que puedan entender mi situación y me ayude a percibir e invertir este dinero de forma adecuada , ya que es mi única esperanza. Usted recibirá el 30% del total del fondo en concepto de comisión por su simpática cooperación mientras que el 60 % será para mí y para el 10 % será para los gastos financieros incurridos durante el proceso de transferencia. Consiga por favor amablemente volver a mí con esta dirección de correo electrónico ; susancarey2009@yahoo.com
Saludos cordiales,
Señora Susan Harry
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Dear friend,

My name is Madam Susan Harry  a branch bank manager here in Ghana. After several official inquiries from the foreign trade office of our Chambers of Commerce and Industry, I decided to contact you directly for assistance.   I am interested to transfer in your country through your assistance. I am in Ghana presently and I  have the sum of Four Million Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars which I would like to transfer into your bank account and invest in your country if possible.
I made this money (US$4,850,000.00) out of my branch office excess profit for the 2011 fiscal year. I choose you because I cannot be directly involved for I am still working with the bank, I hope you can understand my situation and assist me to receive and invest this money properly as this is my only hope. You will get 30% of the total fund as commission for your sympathetic co-operation while 60% will be for me and the 10% will be for financial expenses incurred during the transfer process.   Please kindly get back to me with this email address; susancarey2009@yahoo.com
Best regards,
Madam Susan Harry

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