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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: "Peter Wanaga" <officeweb@bis.com>
Reply-To: petrwanaga@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2016 20:03:54 +0100
Subject: Re:Kind Attention, Reply ASAP

Dear One

Greetings, my name is Peter Wanaga .I am making this contact to you in
good faith and hope that it will transpire into mutual relationship for
now and in future to come .I am the eldest son of late Mr. Joseph Wanaga a
former gold and diamond merchant and also a known politician in my country
Zimbabwe. My father was a fierce critic of Mugabe administration and also
against his ills against the white farmers and seizures of their farms and
because of that he was murdered. My father with other top government
officials was accused of financial loss and detained by the Mugabe secret
police, unfortunately he died in the detention but we know he was murdered
while in custody and after his death the government has been accusing my
family with strange accusation. At first I thought it was a political
vendetta from my father's political opponents but I was wrong, then they
froze all our bank accounts known to them, hoping that we will starve to
death. Why can't we all live in peace? Since i can't do anything in my
position here for now, this is where i employ you to come in for the
remaining deposited fund un-disclosed and un-known to Mugabe government
and his wicked secret police and help me and my sister for the following.

1.To assist me and my sister transfer and receive our father gold deposit
which was deposited in Ghana under your custody and help us move from the
safe house in Ghana where we are currently and join you in your country.
Note that we are in a safe place because of the persecution we are facing
currently from the militia and government back in Zimbabwe and that is why
we will want you to handle this process on our behalf as we supply you
with detail concerning the certificate of deposit to have a successful
transfer.

2.To assist us purchase a living house (home) in your country, where I and
my sister can come over to further her education for safety. The gold
deposit is worth Sixteen million four hundred and seventy five thousand
united state dollars ($16,475,000.00) in current gold price and it was
deposited by our father who is now deceased. We want to give you the
details and contact information to make contact with the security firm
here in Ghana for the transfer of the gold.

We need you to stand as our benefactor and help us transfer this gold and
also help us leave the safe house here in Ghana and join you in your
country. My 13 years old sister and I will be coming over to your country
once the gold or her equivalent in fund has been transferred and receive
by you in trust. The essence of this mail is to open up communication with
you to enable us know each other as regards to our plan to relocate and
invest this huge fund judiciously with you in your company or country.
Furthermore, am ready to release the documents to you and the authority to
perfect you on this deal as the bonifide family foreign Investor to claim
the deposited fund,because there is no way i can present myself now due to
the mysterious death of our father and the constant monitoring of us by
Zimbabwean secret police.

This funds will be transferred for investment purpose in a very lucrative
business ventures. Please contact me on ( petrwanaga@hotmail.com ) to let
me know you received my email and willing to help us. I and my sister will
compensate you with 15% of the fund for your help, all we need from you is
your trust and cooperation and accept us as family and to work with the
deposited firm to receive the gold and assist us in coming to your country
soon after and everything will be done in a well legal means 100% risk
free.

Regards,
Peter Wanaga

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