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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: Mr Mensah kweku <herwge@gmail.com>
Reply-To: capitaltrustmenssah@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 22:16:03 +0100
Subject: REPLY ME BACK

Attention;

We at Fund Monitoring and Verification Unit are contacting you
concerning your fund claim, and We have finally concluded and agreed
to effect your approved UN compensation fund of $5,850,000.00 after
the sign/endorsement exercise of your FUND RELEASE CLEARANCE DOCUMENTS
in our foreign payment center which requires your present attention
for endorsement signatory exercise.

Consequently, You are expected to travel to our endorsement center to
formalize and finalize the process of this funds payments release to
you.Our managements has decided to look into your payment voucher and
made a surprising discovering.

Your names are among shortlisted customers in payment schedule master
list that will be sent on a diplomatic errant to our offshore payment
center to fill and sign the payment release order form and submit it
to the corresponding offshore committee center to obtain approval and
authorization to release your compensation funds under
our bank possession.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO ADVANCE OR PAY ANY MONEY UPFRONT
ALL THROUGH THIS EXERCISE. Your only contribution is to accept to
travel for this payment process and all your travel expenses shall be
taken care of by us. Secondly, accept to sign the documents and
thereafter you shall convey the endorsed documents file to our payment
center for final approval of immediate fund release to you.

Please in your acceptance to comply with the new development as
mandated by the internal revenue office (HACIENDA), we obliged you to
indicate by responding accepted and the management will secure a
convenient appointment on your behalf with flight schedule ticket for
the round trip. Thank you in anticipation.Thanks as I wait your
urgent feedback.

Regards,
Mr Mensah kweku
E-MAIL: capitaltrustmenssah@yahoo.com

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