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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: mensah kwao <mensah.kwao.boa@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 02:36:30 +0000
Subject: We need your urgent Reply

We need your urgent assistance.

My name is Simon, We are refugees from South Sudan with my sister Helen, We
have with us two trunks boxes of 33kg Gold and $ 8 million of clean money
packed in those trunk boxes deposited with a security and finance company
located at Accra Ghana, my late father was a General in South Sudan
Military but killed by the rebels during operations.

We are here in Accra and confirm the inheritance from the company our late
father deposited the inheritance and made us the kid's next of kin. We do
not want to stay in Africa, that's the reason why we are looking for an
honest and trustworthy God-fearing person to assist us to relocate this
inheritance to the US and invest it into a lucrative and profitable
venture, also relocate us to the US and start a brighter life.

We already got a partner from the US to assist us to relocate to the US and
invest the Gold and Money in the consignments to the US market later for we
to move over to the US to settle down but unfortunately, my partner died of
CoronaVirus today according to his widow.

I am confused and don't know what to do now I need you to receive the
consignment from the cargo delivery company because the shipment has been
processed and the company is ready to deliver as soon as I get another
receiver to continue, even if the new receiver is not from the US they will
deliver to any location within 48hrs.

PLEASE HELP US WITH THE ORPHAN

Reply with your direct phone and your plan for the consignments.

Your name and surname:-.
Your country: -.
Your phone number. :-

Thanks.
Simon/ Helen Kwao.

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