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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: Millison Narh <millisonnarhjr001@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2018 04:26:38 -0800
Subject: treat as very urgent please

Good Day Sir,

This is Millison Narh from the Republic of Southern Sudan, I just arrive
the Ghana boarder with a small trunk box containing $3.5million , my father
was a manager to an Oil company in my country before he was killed by rebel
soldiers and my mother is a renown caterer who works with one of the big
manufacturing industry in my country as the chief caterer but I told the
official that the box contains personal effects.

Sir I got your contact from one United Nation Missionary who came to my
country to preach on a crusade which was held by my church, the man told me
that you are a good and reliable person and you are also a trustworthy
person with influence not just that he told me that you can help me manage
my late father's funds as my beneficiary in oversea.

Yesterday at about 8.30pm when I arrived the Ghana boarder entry Ghana
there and held by some group of men who were on guard at the Exit of the
boarder with my box as I was crossing to Accra that I should pay for the
boarder charge before they will allow me cross with the box.

with the intention i had in mind that when i get to Accra i will look for a
suitable hotel to lodge first so that from there i will open the box to get
some cash to send to you for you to come and take me to your country to
start investing the funds and i will be going to school .

As i was standing so helpless and confuse there one of the guards told me
that i should not worry that he will get in touch with their Chief
Commander to hear what he will say but i will have to pass the night here
at the boarder, so it was this morning when the Chief Commander came to the
office he met me and he gave me some interview by asking my name, country
, age and educational and family background.

Please sir i want you to get in touch with the Chief Custom Commander now
his name is Chief Custom Commander Alfred Addo on this email :
barr_a_addojr_chambers@yahoo.com telling him that you are my foreign
beneficiary which i am coming to Accra Ghana to deliver the trunk box to
you in your country.

please contact now and get back to me.

Thanks and God Bless you.

Millison Narh. treat as very urgent please

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