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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: parker luck <parkerluck57@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2015 06:08:58 +0100
Subject: Greetings

*Greetings,*

*My name is Prince Parker Luck From Liberia but i am presently in Ghana
.*

*I need your help to receive my consignment containing 30 Million United
States Dollars and some quantity of gold and Diamond, which I cannot
specify. The consignment is presently in United States of America . Mr.
Walker Mensah (a United Nation diplomat) is suppose to have delivered this
consignment to a man called Mr. James Stiward in America.*

*The week diplomat Walker Mensah is suppose to deliver the consignment to
him, when he got to States-New York after clearing the consignment from the
Airport, he call Mr. Stiward to give him the directions to is house for the
delivery, but his wife answered the call and told my diplomat that her
husband Mr. Stiward hard a fatal car accident which lead to his death some
few hours later. Mr. Stiward has already paid the demur rages to the
security company, he paid for Bullion van that took the consignment to the
airport and he paid for custom check report he also assisted us in getting
the DRUG / ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE, which is so expensive, but
unfortunately he died in a car accident, that was why Mr. Walker Mensah has
to deposit the consignment with a warehouse over there in States and called
us to informed us about what is happening. You can call Diplomat Walker
Mensah on (213) 402 1899 for update and also directions as regarding where
you need him to make the delivery to you.*

*Please when you call him you will tell him that you are calling in respect
of my consignment that is in America, and tell him that You are my new
beneficiary and that he should make the delivery to you, that was why you
are calling him now to know. If diplomat Walker Mensah ask if you have
discussed with me tell him yes. Please get to diplomat Walker Mensah on
time and get back to me through mail.*

*Moreover, if you can assist to participate and retrieve this money from
the diplomat as he does not know the content of the consignment, I will be
very happy to compensate you with 30% of both the Gold and the cash while
another 10% will be set aside for any expenses during the cause of the
shipment like your phone calls and other little cash that you will spend
that will make it be 40% total for you while the rest will be for the
investment which i need your help to set up there in your country.*

*Consequently, I need an experienced person like you to assist us setup,
develop our project as we intend to invest in building a tourist hotel,
real estate development, Construction and Alternative energy development
business. On resumption of this project,you will be our director for the
role and assistance you rendered, and you will also be entitled to a
percentage agreed upon from the investment.*

*I wait your kind and positive update soonest.*

*Thanks and God bless you,*

*Best Regards*
*Parker Luck*

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