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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Derrick D"
Reply-To: <dmk120dmk@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2015 14:47:00 -0500
Subject: Can you handle this ? (awaiting your response)

Hello friend,

I am Engr. Derrick Duncan, a contractor with the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS).

As a civil engineer and contractor with ECOWAS, I work with top government officials and politicians across the West African Sub-region. In view of my relationship with the politicians, I have in my possession a total sum of US$228,000,000.00 spread in four Ghanaian banks between 2012 till date. These amounts accrued from over invoiced of contracts.

If you are familiar with west Africa, the Republic of Ghana will be having her next general election in 2016, and my politicians friends fear they might lose their positions, hence, I must formulate means of moving the aforementioned amount out of Africa for safekeeping or possibly invest part of it in your country.

However, you may be surprised on how or where I got your contact, well, that`s not anything to be worried about, the World is a global village and that’s why I am trusting you with this huge sum of money, and I am confidence that you`re a honest and sincere person who understand this kind of dealings.

My aim for contacting you is simple; I want to present you as my foreign partner in order to move the US$228Million and then come over for disbursement. You will be appreciated with 20%, while 40% shall be invested in your country, and the remaining 40% will remain in your bank account until my friends come over to decide on what to do with it.

I look forward for a positive response, and please feel free to ask questions and kindly keep this email absolutely confidential.

Kind regards,
Engr. Derrick Duncan
Please Reply Here: dmk120dmk@yahoo.co.jp
Call me on: +233554513908

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