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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: Abdul Villa <abdulvilla201@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 23:56:25 +0000
Subject: help,, Pascal William Abdul; From Liberia, I will call you as soon as
I Have Ghana Tel Number


My GREETINGS,

I am Pascal Abdul William, I am 16 years sir, Permit me to inform you of
my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your contact
from the International web site directory. I prayed over it and selected
your name among other names due to its esteeming nature and the
recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person I can do
business with and by the recommendations I must not hesitate to confirm in
you for this simple and sincere business.

I am Pascal William Abdul as i mention above; the only son of late Mr. and
Mrs. William Abdul. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Liberia,
also doing business with Abidjan, and Nigeria I was in boarding school(
Bridge of Hope Boys' School, Central New Matadi, Monrovia, Liberia) , I was
called a day to my final examination that my father and mother was
poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to
discuss immediate business deal, my Father have a 2 Consignment Boxes that
contain 13 Million Kuwait diners, my late father told me that this money is
one of the highest currency in the world, The killer of my Parent are after
this money, because my late father told me all about his business and this
Fund, I quickly go to our home and hide the fund under my late my father
secret room, I notice the killer are after me because of this fund, I
manage to escape from Liberia with the 13 million Kuwait dinars to Ghana, I
lodged in the Airport West Hotel Accra Ghana.


Before I escape I withdraw my school fee account which I use to transport
myself to Ghana, the 2 Consignment Boxes is here with me, but I didt not
know what to do, that is why I am contacting you for advise and how I can
regain my school and start a new life, I don’t mine if you invest this fund
in business, I just need freedom to go back to school and have a better
life to live again.

The Hotel Manager is asking me allot of questions regarding my boxes, but i
told him that it contain my cloths, i a holding a hotel fee of 8 days now,
a day is 40 dollars, 8 days is 320 dollars.

Sir, I really need your Assistance at this stage because the UNITED NATION
help me to get my refugees ID card AND THEY KNOW U CAN HELP ME OUT, I don’t
know if this country Ghana use Kuwait currency or not and I don’t want to
ask because I can see Ghana is a poor country and they can kill for money,
I just want to be save Sir.



I want you t direct me in this two option:::

1) To provide a Bank account where this money would be transferred to.

2) To serve as the guardian of this since I am a boy of 16 years, but I
prefer you handle my fund allow. If you are to send anybody
to me, please let the person be a Trustworthy.

I Do not need any other thing, just your assistance sir, please have Allah
mercy on a poor and abandon boy like me please!!

Waiting to hear from you soon sir..

Thanks and Allah Bless.



Best regards.

Pascal William Abdul;
From Liberia, I will call you as soon as I
Have Ghana Tel Number

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