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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: "Mr.Kwame Nyame-Bonso" <bonsonk007gh@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kwamebonso1990@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 23:11:03 +0000
Subject: Dear !

Dear,
My name is Mr. Kwame Nyame-Bonso, a Ghanaian National. I work as an administrative secretary to West Coast Security Company Ltd in Accra Ghana. I decided to contact you, believing that by the grace of God you will accept to be my partner in business. I have been working with this company for the 5 past years. Within this period, I have watched with meticulous precision how African head of states and government functionaries have using Standard Security Company Ltd. To move sums of money USD ($), Pound Sterling, French France- (Cash) to their foreign partners. They bring in this consignment of money cash and secretly declare the content as jewelleries, gold, diamond, precious stones, family treasure, documents etc. The late General Sani Abacha of Nigeria, the late Mobutu Seseko of Zaire, Foday Sanko of Sierra-Leone,Babangida of Nigeria, the late Felix Houphet Buigny of Ivory Cost, Henry Konan Bedie of Ivory Cost etc.this!
entire people have hundreds of consignment deposited with West Coast Security Company Ltd . Their foreign partners, friends, and relatives, are claiming most of this consignment. A lot of them lying here unclaimed for as much as 15years.No body may ever come for them because in most cases, the documents of deposit are never available to any body except the depositors-most of them are dead. Since the inception of the 2000 millennium, West Coast Security Company Ltd management changed the procedure of claims of consignments. As soon as you are able to produce all the secret information as contained in the secret file of any consignment, it will be released to you upon demand. From our record, more than 180 consignments belonging to the late Gen.Sanni Abacha the late Mobutu Seseko, has been claimed in the past six months. This is why I am soliciting for your co-operation and assistance. The late Gen.Sanni Abacha has 180 consignments deposit!
ed with several names and codes.62 have been claimed in past (6)
six months. Since he's dead. His first son died in a plane crash, the second son is facing trial for murder and embezzlement, the family members are restricted, arrest without communication.
I have finished every arrangement for you to come and claim consignment, No. 1201 containing US$ 49,000,000.00(Million Dollars) and Consignment No.1200 containing US$ 37,000,000.00(Million Dollars). My duty is to supply you with all the information and documents, by Fax you will deal with the management directly. I will officially see to it that the director of operation West Coast Security Company Ltd.for the release of both consignment No.1201 and No.1200.They will demand some documents and secret codes. Call me and I will supply you with every detailed information fax it to them. As soon as they confirm it to be correct. They will invite you for the collection. If you do not want to come to Accra, you can arrange with them to transfer the consignment to anywhere on agreement. No body will ever know I am involved in this deal in the company. I’ll suggest upon conclusion, we share 50-50.You'll arrange for me and my!
family to come over to your country. I assure you that the business have been hatched for 5 years now, it is very secure and risk free. You can call me on this phone (+233-24-640-760) or this e-mail ( knbonso@myownemail.com ) 24 hours for further explanations and directive on the procedure. God bless you. And hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks.
Mr.Kwame Nyame-Bonso.


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