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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: DAVID MENSAH <fr_davidmensah@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 04:04:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Regards to your consignment boxes serial codes.


Attn Mr.Amarjit Singh,


First of all i must Congratulate you for a new achivement and Transaction Regarding the Release of your Consigment after being Confisticated from the Wrong Official Shipping Agent,Here in our Kotoka International Airport,Accra Ghana.
However i am to inform you that Base on the Power Presently Confide in me by Our Foriegn Affairs Minsiter and Goverment,it is my responsibility to make sure i Erradicate this Corruption in our Goverment system and and hover or Transfer all Money and belongings to foriegn Beneficiary that Various Consignment in my Department here in our International Airport Vault Department.
N.B.
Your Consigmnent has been presently Scan by our Scanner and it is Perfectly Obvious to me that it is consist of United State Currency In Cash being Stuck on your Consignment Trunk Box.

In achive this aim you will have to furnish me with the Combination access code to Open the Consignment Box so i can start Sending your money to you which ever way you ask me to send it directly to you.



So all you have to do now is to provide me with the Name that you will want me to make transfer by western union to you.

I have to send your Money to you via Lome,Togo since our Goverment does not permit Sending Monies out of our Country Via Money Gram Or western union(We only
Recieve).

Option 2.
You can as well provide me with your Bank account Details so i can send your money bit by bit your account from any of our head office affliated Bank here in Accra to any account that you will provide to me.

3.Your Money can only be Transfer bit by bit ($9,500usd) when i am send it via western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram to you from Togo.
if i will have to transfer it directly to your Bank account in your country then it has to be $500,000usd (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars)weeek by week in every single transfer to your Bank information that you will provide to me.

I am a Christain and a Man of Reputation,i will never do anything to Jepodize the Safety of your Money so be rest assured to to confide in me so i can help you finalize this transaction Once and for all.

Cos.i know if i assist you to transfer you money directly to you will always show mw your Appreciations in various ways..so make sure you remember me when i start transfering your Money to you soon.
May God Bless You.

Feel free to call me on my Directly Lines so i can finalize this transaction for you once and for all.
Fr.David Mensah
Mobile Tel:+233-285-075-671
or
Office Tel:+233-217-815-45.

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