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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: "Ali Mustapha Mahama" <alimahama2222gold@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Ali Mustapha Mahama" <AliMustapha-MahamaDynasty.GoldminerSup@presidency.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 01:09:04 -0700
Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=80263m For Investment?=


Dear Friend,
I have _263m Euros made through gold mining in my country Ghana, a gold coast in West Africa. I am the immediate younger brother to the President of Ghana, John Mahama.
I became one of the gold export supervisors when my brother became the vice President and currently the President. I don`t want to keep this money in the bank either local or international in this era of too many money laundering policies rather i want the money to be invested in any profitable venture.
If you receive this message and you are interested, capable, secretive, sincere and knowledgeable about investments on estate management,
Reply urgently and directly to my private email: AliMustaphaMahamaDynasty.GoldminerSup@presidency.com
Presently, am in London for the same purpose so you can as well call me on + 442035144805 for discuss.
Kind regards,
Ali Mustapha Mahama.


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