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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: daniel amah <danielamah5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: danielamah52@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 02:08:44 -0700
Subject: Re: From Daniel amah!

Dear Sir

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business
relationship with you.I am Daniel Amah,the only Child of late Mr.and
Mrs.philipp amah,my father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in
Freetown,the economic capital of sierra leone. My father was poisoned
to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a
business trip and My mother died when I was a baby during the Sierra
Leone Civil War and After then my father took me and run to Ghana
Refugee camp.

But Before the death of my father on July 2010 in a private hospital
here in Accra,he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that
he has the sum of Seven Million two Hundred and Fifty United State
Dollars.USD ($7,250.000)left deposited fixed in one the prime security
vault here in Accra,that he used my name as his only son for the next
of Kin in depositing of the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his business associates,that I should seek for a foreign
partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and
use it for investment purpose such as Real Estate Management or hotel
management.

Sir,I honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1)To procure a profitable investment where this fund can be invested
(2)To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 20 years.
(3)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further
my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.Moreover,

Sir I am ,willing to offer you 30% of the total sum as compensation
for your effort/input after the successful calming out and airliftment
of this fund to your possession overseas.

Furthermore,you should indicate your immediate option towards
assisting me .as I believe that this transaction would be concluded
within fourteen(14)working days as you signify interest to assist me.

Anticipating to hear favorably from you soon,Reply Direct to my email
address bellow:
danielamah52@yahoo.it

Thanks and God bless.
Best Regards,
Daniel amah
Telephone...00233248751216

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