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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: "Mr. Kojo Agyeman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrkojoa@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 19:08:50 -0700
Subject: RE:Very urgent matter

>From The Desk Of:
Mr. Kojo Agyeman,
International Relations Officer,
United Nations Accra-Ghana.
 
Attention: Very urgent matter,
 
The United Nations Debt reconciliation Committee Accra-Ghana hereby bringing to your immediate notice and urgent attention that United Nations in collaboration with transfer department and the African Union have finally approved your overdue contract/inheritance payment. two men by names Mr. Thomas H. Sears, Jr. and his partner Mr. Roberts Ferguson came to our office with application letter stating that you are dead and that you have authorize them to be your beneficiary, also that you told him to act as your Next of Kin to receive your payment.  We are writing to know if this is true, if you at any time gave those men the power of attorney to represent you. If you are aware your payment of $15.5Million will be deliver to the below address:
 
1155 Duke Street,
Alexandria, Virginia (VA),
25312, USA.
 
 
If you are not aware of the above information, do immediately re-confirm your correct address details so that your funds can be deliver to your provided address with no further delay as we have instructed our delivery office to process delivery to the above account information if we do not hear from you within 4 working days from the date this message was sent. We wish to inform you that this approved delivery has been processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter.
 
Your urgent response will be highly appreciated.
 
 
Faithfully,
 
Mr. Kojo Agyeman,
International Relations Officer,
United Nations,
One Thorpe Road
P. O. Box GP 2674
Accra Ghana, West Africa.
mobile: +233 248 978 804

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