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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: "Ms. Grace N N" <gracenkuru@outlook.com>
Reply-To: gracenenenkurumah@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 09:33:43 -0000
Subject: Please Acknowledge My Mail & Get Back to Me.




Compliment of the day,

I am Ms. Grace Nene Nkurumah from Accra Ghana, I will like to discuss a
very important
foreign transaction with you, that worth US$12.7million United State
Dollars and 18kilos of dust Gold accrued from my late father and his
foreign Gold business partner, which my late father deposited in Europe
Security Company that I want to invest in your country.

If you are Interested to partner with me, then get back to me with your
full name and telephone number via my personal email: gnkurumah@aol.com
for further details.

Yours sincerely,
Ms. Grace Nene Nkurumah
>From Accra Ghana-West Africa

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