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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: David Wilson <dwilson807@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 00:07:14 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Please Help Me Invest This Fund In Your Country.




Dear Sir/ Madam

First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction and I pray that my decision to contact you will be given genuine approval. I wish to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you.

I am David Wilson from South Sudan I write you to know my desires to invest in your country; I am the first son of  Mumuni Omoh Wilson, the Late Mumuni Omoh Wilson working with the South Sudan Government for the pass 12 years, please secret between you and I.

My father had a bullet wounds by the rebels on his way traveling to the Capital city along with my sister,my sister died on the spot while the U.N Peace keeping forces rescued my father, he later died after seven months,before his death my late Father and I deposited a trunk box containing ($25.5 million U.S Dollars) Twenty five million Five hundred thousand United States Dollars to look after my self and my Mother and He let me to understand not to return to Sudan for my safety and also not to make any investment in Africa that was the reason i am contacting you regardness to invest in your country.

My father and I deposited the funds in the Storage security company in Ghana  for the safety of the funds.Presently my mother and I are here in West Africa Accra Ghana to notify the security company for the claims of the FUNDS, and we are staying in the refugee camp in Ghana for now.

My mother is suffering from high blood pressure regarding to this problem facing the family and our country, she is now in the Hospital in Ghana, my mother and I have agreed to give you YOUR entitlement from the total sum base on your assistance giving to us, I have all the Legal documents covering the consignment in the Security Storage Company  WITH ME, the Storage Company does not knows the really content of the consignment been deposit by my late Father and I, you can also contact me with my private number regarding of any details you may wish to know or ask

NOTE: I have never disclosed this to any other person apart from you, for we to move on this transaction should remain Private and confidential.



Yours Faithfully,

David Wilson



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