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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: PRINCE KWAKU OSEI TUTU <officemail.3@laposte.net>
Reply-To: <kwakuduah.tutu55@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 17:11:54 +0000
Subject: RE: THE GOLD LAND FOR DEVELOP

Good day to you.
 
It is my great pleasure to contact for you for a lasting mutual business relationship. Let me introduce myself my name is Prince Kwaku Osei Tutu the Son of King of the Kingdom of Ashanti (His royal Majesty Osei Tutu II) of Ashanti Kingdom Kumasi Ghana.
 
Here you can study and know more about our Kingdom and our history:
 
Our kingdom is known all over African and the world at large as GOLD COAST.  I have been given a portion of land in my father Kingdom worth of  “200 hectares” as part of my inheritance to trade and become a responsible person in life, This hectares of land is fill with untouched RAW GOLD and seriously need of geologist and investors to come and develop the RAW GOLD MATERIALS on the land while we go into agreement on how the sheering of the percentage of whatsoever Gold that will be realize on the land eventually.
 
All I need is serious and reliable investors who will develop and work on the land with all the necessary equipment to dig the Gold on the land. However, I will like to meet you in person by send you invitation to come down to Ghana to inspect and witness the land by yourself before go into any agreement believing this will kindle your confidence on this project to move to another level.
 
If you are interested kindly get back to me as quick as possible as to enable us proceed to the next level.
 
Best Regards
Prince Kwaku Osei Tutu
 

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