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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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Fraud email example:

From: Nana Ofori <sobotie_222@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: oforinana1968@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 06:05:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Private Message,



Hello Frined,

My name is Nana Ofori.I am nominated by the family of Mr. Jimmy Lemi Milla, (that is the family of late Mr. Jimmy Lemi Milla ) to assist them look for a reliable account overseas.

Mr. Jimmy Lemi Milla and his bodyguard were shot dead in Juba on Wednesday February 9, 2011, Mr. Jimmy Lemi Milla was the minister of Cooperatives and Rural Development, South Sudan.

Where some millions of dollars kept in a finance and security company here in Accra Ghana as family treasure could be transferred.($18.6,000,000.USD) Million US DOLLARS,

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-12403620

If you can handle this transaction contact me immediately so that we can proceed,you can also email me on my: oforinana1968@gmail.com or call me on my phone number

+233246882365

Yours Faithfully
Nana Ofori.

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