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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: "Alexander Mould" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alexandermould2@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:21:24 -0800
Subject: Request to invest $7Million in Your Country


Dear Sir,
I Know that this email would come as a surprise to you. But I got your
esteem particulars through our International Chamber of Commerce and
Industries when i was searching for whom i can trust that can help me
invest the sum of $7,000,000:00{Seven Million United State Dollars only}.
I am Mr. Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould. I am the Chief Executive
Officer{CEO} Ghana National Petroleum Corporation{GNPC} which is one of
the major supplier of Crude Oil to USA and other part of the World.This is
pour official website: www.gnpcghana.com
There was a Contract Awarded to a Foreign private Company in 2013 to the
tune of $500,000,000:00 Million USD and i secretly inserted additional
Crude Oil valued at $7,000,000:00Million USD which the Company has sold
and deposited my share of the $7,000,000:00 Million USD with a Foreign
Bank.
Now, the Bank has contacted our management that the $7Million Dollars is
ready for claims, but for the fact that i can not claim the money on my
name because i am still a Government official{Civil Servant},We are
constitutionally banned from operating Foreign account. I am soliciting
your assistance to use my position as the CEO to front you as the original
Contractor/beneficiary of the Money. More so, I do not want my People and
Government to know that i own such a huge Money, that is why i am asking
for your assistance to use your good name and office to help me receive
the Money as the Contractor/beneficiary and invest the Funds in your
Country.
I have perfected all modalities for the process and the documentation of
your name as the Contractor/beneficiary so that when you give me your
consent and your details, I would commence the process and it would take
about five to seven working days to be completed.
However,for the fact that i am still in service and would not want any one
to know about this business, i would implore you to keep this transaction
strictly confidential between me and you only. No one else should know
about it. But i assure you that this transaction would be done safely and
would not infringe on your Country laws.
It is safe and risk free as i would use my position to influence the
documentation and the payment of the Funds to your account.
Please call me on my private Telephone urgently so we can discuss in
detail: Tel: +233 265621443
Mr.Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould.
Chief Executive officer{CEO}GNPC.

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