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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: Honesty Please <abubakarsanibbf@gmail.com>
Reply-To: harrychrist05@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 11:44:52 +0000
Subject: Honesty

My Dear,

My name is Mr. Harry Christopher. I am a Ghanaian Nationality. I work
as an administrative secretary to CENTRAL EXCHANGE CLEARING HOUSE in
Lome-Togo.I has been working with this company for the past seven (7)
years. Within this period, I have watched with meticulous interest,
how African Heads of Government and their accolades have been using
CENTRAL EXCHANGE CLEARING HOUSE to move large sums of money to their
foreign partners.

They bring in these consignments of money, cash and secretly declare
the contents as jewelleries, family treasure, etc. I am sending you
this proposal to stand as the beneficiary of the consignment number
BFXX 12607, containing US$5.7 cash, belonging to the family of former
Togolese President, Late Gnassingbe Eyadema.

For the release of this consignment, you will be requested to provide
some documents and PIN code numbers. I will send to you all the
information required. Then you will fax it to the company's head
office. As soon as it is confirmed to be correct, they will invite you
For collection, or send the consignment through our diplomatic courier
service to any address that you will provide to them.

I am contacting you because I cannot ever let anybody in the company
know that I have the right information and documents concerning these
consignments. as your benefit, I have seriously considered this and I
am willing to give you 40% upon successful conclusion of this deal.
For further explanation and to maintain Confidentiality of the
transaction; you can call me on my private phone number or you mail me
(harrychrist05@yahoo.fr

Thank you for your anticipated understanding in this regard.

Yours truly,

Mr. Harry Christopher

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