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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: "Mrs. H.Eequeira" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.h.eequeira@zeichen.ws>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 10:29:15 -0500
Subject: Please pay adequate attention!!!

Please pay adequate attention to what i have to reveal to you now. I am Mrs. H.Eequeira a US
 
citizen, 51 years old. I reside here in 2429 Cardiff St. My residential address is Grande
 
Prairie, Tx 75051 USA.
I am one of those that executed a payment in Africa years ago and they refused to pay me, having
 
paid over $161,000 trying to get my payment but to no avail.
 
So I decided to travel down to Ghana with all the documents, after spending several days in
 
Ghana I was privilege to meet with Mrs Roselyn Bard, who happens to be a member of CONTRACT
 
AWARD COMMITTEE, I asked for her services as my lawyer directed me so she could be of great help
 
to me in getting my payment released to me being a member of the committee.
Afterward she explained everything to me. It was after going through the legal processes that I
 
got to discover that those contacting us through emails are not real and with no genuine
 
intentions. Then she took me to the paying bank, which is Bank of Ghana (BOG), and today I am
 
the happiest woman on this earth because I have received my funds of $7.5Million USD.
 
Moreover, Mrs Roselyn Bard, showed me the full information of those that have not receive their
 
payment; and I saw your name, email and other relevant details as regards your fund. This is
 
what you have to do immediately. You have to contact her direct through the below information.
 
You really have to stop you?re dealing with those contacting you because they will keep
 
requesting money from you endless until you have nothing to eat.
The only money I paid was just $1,240 for IRS, which you know Just in case you might not be able
 
to make the trip down to Ghana, so you have to take note of that. I will advise to make contact
 
with her so she can help to release and deliver your fund instead of dealing with those liars
 
that will be turning you around asking for different kind of fees to complete your transaction.
 
Thanks
Yours sincerely
Mrs. H.Eequeira

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