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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: george makunta <geokunta501@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:40:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU




Good day,
Im glad to know you and i hope you also will be happy to listen to me on what im going to tell you. Please I have something good to discuss with you but I like to get the permission before express myself.
Im from Angola and 24 years but due to the civil war that happened in my country I and my mother flee to Ghana cause when my father was alive he was having good business with his Ghanian business friend and this made him to have a building in Accra-Ghana. He was a big time Gold minner and made good money but was killed by the rebels in Angola civil war.
Before he was killed he deposited some money in Excrow Account with one Finance Security Company here in Ghana of which I knew about it but now I willing to leave Africa to invest this fund into any viable venture in your country. The total amount is $5.5M ( Five million,five hundred thousand dollars (Usd).
Im looking on you if it will suitable for me and you to have a joint venture . All expenses you make in assisting to move this fund to your country will be deducted before the investment will take place.
Please my english is not too good but I hope you can understand me.
I will send you some document as soon as I receive your reply.
My regards to your family.
Yours truly one,

George Makunta


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