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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: "Bright Kwame" <brightkwame@1email.eu>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 04:39:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Mr Bright 3




Dear Friend,

My name is Bright Nkwame, special aids to Saif Al-Islam, first son of late
Muammar Gaddafi president of Libya now in hiding, I got your contact
information from right source America leads.

I am writing to seek your consent in receiving and investing of us$112.5
Million (one Hundred and twelve Million United state Dollars) into a very
lucrative business venture that can guarantee a good profit return in your
country , like real estate business.

The money was handed over to me for purchase of more ammunition by my boss
to continue fighting rebel in Libya but the government of Gaddafi was
toppled BY NATO backed revolt in 2011, and my boss Saif Al Islam has been
arrested and detained in LIBYA since 2012 following this development, I
have decided to divert this money for my own personal use.

As I am writing to you now, the money has been deposited in an escrow
account with one leading commercial bank in Ghana west Africa by my
contact, a united nation humanitarian aids workers in the republic of
Ghana west Africa, as United nations funds for Drugs and relief materials
to UN refugee in Ghana.

I need your assistance to present your account information to the bank
for transferring of these funds to you as the beneficiary/supplier of the
drugs and relief materials.

Once I receive your positive response, I will give you contact of an
insider in the bank, the director of foreign remittance department of the
bank, for you to contact him to affect the transfer of this funds to you
as the beneficiary.

I will supply you with any information bank will require from you to prove
you are the real beneficiary/supplier of the drugs and relief materials.

Be rest assured that this transaction is 100 % risk free and you have
nothing to be afraid or to loose as every procedure to transfer these
funds to you shall be legally followed to avoid bridging of any law both
before and after the funds are credited into your account information.

I will allow you 30% of the total funds us$112.5 Million (One Hundred
and twelve Million United state Dollars) for your kind assistance in this
transaction and extra 10% for any expenses you will incur in the process
of securing this funds from the bank.

I am giving you my trust, believing that you will not betray me in this
transaction.

I will leave Africa to join you in your country, immediately You confirm
to me that the funds is successfully transferred into your account.

I am waiting for your quick reply.

Best Regards,

Bright Nkwame

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