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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: JAMES MENSAH <jamesmensah975@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 05:16:58 -0800
Subject: NSSF & Company Ltd.

Chief Operation Officer.
NSSF & Company Ltd.
Accra Ghana.
Email:jamesmensah975@gmail.com

Dear Friend.
I got your contact from a reliable means during my search for a trust
worthy and honest person who will handle transaction Investment project
for me.

My name is JAMES MENSAH,I am the Chief Operation Officer {NSSF Company
Ghana }.
I Genuinely and Honestly contact to seek your humble cooperation and
assistance to claim out from my company an exists deposit fund in our
company deposited by late MR.ABASS ALAA OMAR,Iraqi National,United State of
American Based Business tip-cool,foreign investor and Gold dealer,Who died
along with his wife and their only son in bomb blast attack.

On November 2008,MR.ABASS ALAA OMAR,whom I was accounting officer made a
numbered time Deposit valued at USD$7,350,000.00 (Seven Million,Three
Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States dollars) for twelve calendar
months in our company.
I am the Chief Operation Officer (NSSF Company Ghana).I am a Ghanaian and
married with three kids.
I am glad to hear you are from such a nice country thanks.

Sir. This USD$7,350,000.00 is still laying in our company vault as
unclaimed deposit and the demur rage are being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year,No one will ever come forward to
claim this fund.
i carried out a lot of investigation to trace if late MR.ABASS ALAA OMAR
has a relatives,and all my attempts to trace his relative was fruitless,i
am 100% Sure that the decease has no any left relative.
This bring my reasons of seeking your humble cooperation to present you to
stand in as the next of kin/Heir to late MR.ABASS ALAA OMAR,so the fund can
be release and transfer to you.

Consequently,upon your acceptance of this proposal,I shall provide you
details information on how this deal would be carried out.
Hence the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of law.
You must bear it in your mind that the transaction is 100% risk free.
I will use my position as the chief Operation officer to secure approvals
and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction.
The money will be shared in the ratio:(60%) for me,(35%) will be for you
and remaining (5%) will be to recover any expenses that will made during
the process of the transfer into your account which include both our
telephone bills.
I have my trust in you to handle the deal successful for me and I know that
you will not disappoint me,I will not need to know you for many years to
trust you. Please If you have an idea of what should be done to take the
money out of Africa, please tell me I need your you're seriously and I have
the impression that you are a nice gentle person..
Then do it urgent,your utmost confidentiality is required.

On your reply include your
YOUR FULL NAMES..........
DATE OF BIRTH.................
DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBERS............
HOME ADDRESS.....................
CITY..............................
STATE..........................
COUNTRY.......................................
OCCUPATION.................................
I awaiting your urgent reply through my private

E-mail: jamesmensah975@gmail.com
Best regards,
Mr.JAMES MENSAH

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