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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: commodore kwame <commodorekwame1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: commodorekwame@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 17:15:06 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE

Dear,

How are you doing? Please get back to me if you can handle this
project.i want to invest in Real Estate.

My name is Air Commodore Kwame Mamphey Director General of Ghana Civil Aviation.

I want to secure this fund in your country through your assistance,and
i want to invest this fund into real estate business under your
care,please keep it secret,as you can see,i am still working under
Government.

Right now i have the sum of {10.500.000.00} Ten Million Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars,which i lodged in one of the security
company.

I want you to stand firm as the owner of the fund and receive
it,Because of my position in the Government,this fund in the security
company will be packaged inform of Gift and deliver it to your door
step.

I will give you 10% of the total money as soon as you confirm that the
courier service has deliver it to you.

Meanwhile,i do not want anybody in my country to know that this money
belongs to me,because of my position in Government,and we do not
allowed to operate in foreign bank account,and the only way this fund
can be secured is to send it to you through this means.

Please get back to me with your present address,direct cell/mobile
phone number,so i can call you for more details on how you are going
to receive the money.

I hope to hear from you as soon as possible.

Best Regards,

Air Commodore Kwame Mamphey.

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