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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: festus4444 <festus4444@o2.ie>
Reply-To: barrister_nana@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:07:01 +0200
Subject: AWAITING YOUR URGENT RESPONSE



24B Tema hospital road. Ghana West Africa.
E-mail: barrister_nana@yahoo.com.hk
Tel: + 233 24298 3614

Sir,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a help, I would like you to be my partner in business, my client have cash amounting to US$20 Million Dollars to invest in Europe, I also want to use this opportunity to inform you that this fund is not a stolen fund, it belong to my client Mrs. Margaret Nkrumah from Ghana, she inherited the funds from her Late Father.

I will disclose every detail concerning this funds and her to you as soon as I hear from you. I am a Lawyer also from Ghana in West Africa. As at this moment I write, this fund is in Netherlands with a UN Diplomat who is to deliver the consignment to my client’s foreign partner in the Netherlands, but surprisingly I heard that the partner has died so the UN diplomat is now in Netherlands with the consignment but the Diplomat did not know the contents of the Boxes.

A soon as you respond indicating an interest, I will proceed to get the necessary papers for the clearance of the Consignment and after that I will link you up with the Diplomat in Netherlands.

I have decided to offer 20% to you as a reward to your anticipated cooperation. Bear in mind that the Diplomat did not know the contents of the 2 boxes, we told him it contain Company Documents. These funds will be invested in your Company as soon as you clear it.

Thank you.

Mr. Festus Kwesi Nana Esq.


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