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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: Aarinola Marvis <aarinolamarvis@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2017 13:44:59 +0100
Subject: CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER DETAILS

NAME:Arinola marvis



DEAR Sir



I RECEIVED VERY ENCOURAGING INFORMATION ABOUT YOU AND HOW TRUSTWORTHY
YOU ARE.IAM DELIGHTED WITH SUCH USEFUL INFORMATION.IAM INTERESTED IN A
PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT PROGRAMME WITH YOURSELF/CORPORATION.FIRST
PERMIT ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.IAM ARINOLA MARVIS,THE SENIOR SIGHT
ENGINEER IN THE MINISTRY OF works and housing IN GHANA.



AN IRRIGATION CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO A FOREIGN FIRM WORTH MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS,DURING THE EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT BY THE FIRM A LARGEAMOUNT
OF GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN THE SITES.AS THE SIGHT ENGINEER,I
COLLABORATED WITH THE FIRM IN A MUTUAL AGREEMENT AS REGARDS THE
PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF THE Gold,OF WHICH I RECEIVED MY SHARE OF
$45MILLION USD.AS A CIVIL SERVANT,I CANNOT INTRODUCE OR CIRCULATE THIS
AMOUNT INTO THE GHANA'S BANKING SYSTEM CONSIDERING MY STATUS AS A
CIVIL SERVANT .THE ABOVE SITUATIONS PROMPTED MY DECISION TO SOLICIT
YOUR COPERATION TO HAVE THE FUNDS FOR MY PROPOSED INVESTMENT AS YOU
WILL BE ADEQUATELY COMPENSATED WITH $8,5 MILLON USD OR THE FUNDS CAN
BE INVESTED IN ANY LUCRATIVE VENTURE ACCORDING TO YOUR DIRECTIVE.



I WILL ARRANGE ALL THE NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN ENSURING A SMOOTH
PROCESS FOR THE FUNDS TO GET TO YOU.I WILL ALSO APPRECIATE YOU CONTACT
ME ONCE YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL VIA MY E-MAIL ACCOUNT TO ENABLE ME GIVE
YOU MORE DETAILS ON MY MODUS OPERANDI OF GETTING THE FUNDS ACROSS TO
YOU HITCH FREE.THIS MATTER REQUIRES YOUR URGENT ATTENTION AND
DISCRETION NO MATTER WHAT YOUR DECISION MAYBE.



BEST REGARDS,
ARINOLA MARVIS

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