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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: richard robert <robertrichard2006@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 17:59:21 +0430
Subject: PROPERTY PURCHASE


Hello,
My name is Richard from Accra and since I have got your information from
America embassy here in GHANA,I have decided to contact you on properties
and business INVESTMENT.
So,I need to let you understand my proposal very well and I believe that,
by sending you this email, you will understand me better.

I have a client here in Ghana who is ready and serious to invest in
INSURANCE, REAL ESTATES and PROPERTIES,I knew you are worked has agent and
you focused in the Financial fields.
You also have much knowledge of BUSINESS INVESTMENT.

This qualities’ is enough for me to consider you as the best you among to
deal with .
However, my client is Desire-tagro son of late Hon.Desire Tagro former
minister of interior in cote D'ivoire ,who is ready for this INVESTMENT,

I will instruct him to contact you only if you promise to handle this
project in a good way and the TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE FUND he intend to INVEST
is about ($25.4 MILLION US DOLLAR).

Then my client has promised to compensate you with 20% of the money if you
promise to handle the project well for them and they want confidentially.

I hope you will by now understand my proposal and I can’t wait to hear from
you, or you send me mail through my email address..(
richardrobert21@yahoo.com) thank you for your co-operation.
Regards,
Mr.Richard

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