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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: Ms Angela Kweku <joshpchinaka32@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Ms Angela Kweku <angela.kweku@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:17:19 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Hello


 Hello,
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family. You may
not understand why this mail came to you.But if you do not remember
me, you might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a
multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded. I am
using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar
business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner
from Paraguay who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion.

I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund
into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you.
But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund
out of my bank to my new partner's account in Paraguay that was
capable of assisting me in this great venture. Due to your effort,
sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you shown during the course of
the transaction. I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you
with the sum of US$1.000.000.00. I have left a certified international
bank draft for you worth of USD$1.000,000.00 cashable anywhere in the
world.

My dear friend I will like you to contact my secretary  Angela
Kweku,on her direct email address at:(angela.kweku@hotmail.com)for collection of
your bank draft. I authorized her to release the Bank Draft to you
whenever you ask her for it. At the moment,I'm very busy here because
of the investment projects, which I and the new partner are having at
hand.Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as
this is from the bottom of my heart,

Also comply with Angela Kweku`s directives so that she will send the
draft to you without any delay.

CONTACT:Ms Angela Kweku.
Email angela.kweku@hotmail.com
Phone:+22968147632

You are required to furnish her with the below information to enable
her deliver the cheque to you,
1.FULL NAMES:______________________
2.ADDRESS:____________ __________
3.E-MAILADDRESS:_______________
4.TELEPHONE NUMBER:___________________
Hoping to hear from you.
Thanks and God bless you and your family.
Engineer.David Abba

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