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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.Simon dornoo" <s.dornoox1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:38:36 -0700
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?cGxlYXNlIGNvbmZpcm0h4oCP4oCO?=

Dear Friend,

I am a -established consultant in the sub -region West - Africa,handling a
wide range of trade and investment matters. Just recently,I was consulted
and and mandated by a Libyan top retired Politician who, wants his identity
to be confidential until the the beginning of this project, to source for
him:


1. A country that is politically stable that has an excellent climate.

2. A top personality by whom investment on a large scale could be handled.

My client has US$150.5M to invest in your country on viable projects in
your care on trust based on my recommendation due to your position. Your
main responsibility is to ensure the the total evacuation of the funds from
Ghana where it is secured at the moment.

Should you however be in a position to secure these funds and to handle the
investment desire of my client, please notify me as a matter of urgency so
that I can give the details and also arrange for an early meeting where we
shall discussed among others, investment areas, evacuation or transfer of
the funds and above all the
percentage benefits.

Please note that this transaction is confidential and should be treated as
such.Expecting your early response via my private e-mail.(
s_dornoo@hotmail.com)

Best Regards,
Simon Dornoo.

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