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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: Clemens Mona <clemsenmom@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 05:28:56 -0700
Subject: Attention:Dear Partner

I,am Dr.Clifford Momah, Director Inspection Unit (United Nations Inspection
Agent) in Greater Accra field International Airport West Africa. During our
investigation, we discovered An abandoned shipment of two Metallic Trunk
Boxes that was transferred from your country's International Airport, back
to our Airport facility here in Accra Ghana, and when scanned it revealed
an undisclosed sum of money in Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately
169kg. These consignments was abandoned because the Content was not
properly declared by the delivery agent as money rather it was declared as
personal effect to avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent also the Diplomat.

On my assumption, the boxes contains more than US$10 Million to $11.5
Million United States of American Dollars and the consignments are still
left in our Storage House till today. These Consignments/Two Metal Trunk
Boxes with weight of about 169kg (Internal Dimension: W 61xH 156xD73 (Cm).
Effective capacity: 680 L) Approximately.

The details of the consignment including your name and Address are tagged
on the Metal Trunk boxes as the Consignee. Provide your Phone Number full
address, name of nearest Airport around and other details or disregard this
message if you are not the intended Consignee. If you are interested then
you can send the required details to me for onward delivery. This is the
one truth I have learned from my experience. Do not betray my confidence.
If we can be of one accord let us work in partnership. As you know Trust
has become an issue not because people are evil but because people are self
centered but l believe this case will be different on both side so far
there is mutual respect and cooperation.

All communication must be held extremely confidential. I can arrange and
get everything concluded within 3 days and proceed the delivery of these
consignments to your address for delivery. Most importantly due to my
position as UN Diplomat, nobody must know about my involvement in this deal
otherwise every effort will be thwarted and jeopardized. But I must get
assurance from you concerning my 30% before I proceed to arrange with any
comprehensive delivery company to handle the shipment.

I want us to transact this business and share the money, since the shipper
has abandoned it and ran away. I will arrange for the boxes to be moved out
of this Airport to your address, once we are through I will deploy the
services of a secured shipping Company geared to provide the security it
needs to deliver these consignments to your doorstep. But I will share it
70% to you and 30% to me. But you have to assure me of my 30%, if you
agreed with my condition.

Therefore, I am set to Partner with you to claim these consignments/Boxes
with a sharing ratio of 70-30. I shall provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction as soon as
you declare your interest to work with me, I do hereby anticipate your
Urgent and speedy response. With your full contact Details such as your
Full name, telephone and cell Phone Numbers, your Mailing/delivery address.
Best Regards.
Dr.Clifford Momah
Please Reply to my private email: mclffmomah998@hotmail.com

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