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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: princecharles fred <princecharles_fred@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:35:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RESPOND URGENTLY AND KEEP TOP SECRET TO THIS MATTER.


PRINCE CHARLES FRED
TRUSTVILLE (21),PARKLEM AVENUE
ACCRA-LUMPEE,GHANA
DIRECT EMAIL:-princecharles_fred@yahoo.com
TELFAX:- 233-21-66933




THIS IS A PROFITABLE BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROPOSAL.


ATTN:Sir,

My name is Prince Charles Fred.I’m a 55 year's old man.I am a Black British working with the Chase Bank International,but lived with my family in Ghana based on my good relationship with the current president's family.I’m a retired banker and the present head of state secret financial advicer,a business investment merchant who own three businesses in London,Spain and Ghana.I’m married with (4)Four children of two son's and two dauther's,but my wife and my four children died in the (11th December 2005-TripoGhana Airline Plane Crash).

Again before this happened my business and concern for making money was all I lived for.I never really cared about other value's in life. And since the loss of my family i found a new desire to assist helpless families,the orphan's in the orphanages/motherless home's.Recently i have donated some money to the orphan's /charity home's in Sudan, Ethopia and Rwanda.

Currently i have been awarded a contract for the drilling and supplies of oil pipelines worth US$15million to the country's (Ghanist Petroluem Co-operation) and this was made easy to me through my very good friend by the name Mr Hans Fremy,who is presently in government as the contract awared committee chairman.Also i am been adviced by my friend Mr Hans Fremy to get a good reliable foriegner,whom a contract of Anglo-Gold Ashanti sale's totalling to the tune of US$25million will be issued/awareded on his/her company's name,as to trade and get the profit shared according to the both parties involved,also after awarding this said contract of US$25million to you,then you shall be paid 5% upfront before it's start day execution.


Following that's why i tried contacting you for this new contract award and would want to use this medium to inform you that i have 50 acres of land worth US$5,000,000.00(Five Million United States Dollars)and it's in the best remote/industrial city of the country to be invested upon by both of us.Inline i would want you to call me upon the reciept of this mail,so that we would discuss and agree on where to meet for a mutual discussion,spelt of agreement's and extablishing a Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) and a Declaration of Trust(DOT).Also it's sure that we do not know each other but will get to know for the best in life,already the english one say's that a journey of a hundred mile's start's at a point.

Right now I’m in a hospital for my check-up and it's my wish to see that the land is been discussed and invested on,while the newly awarded contract's are been executed for financial recovery.I am strongly doing this because so much of my wealth has been plundered by my several relative's since my last strong illness and,i cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them any more,based on the facts that i am not ready to deal with any.

Finally i have US$5.5million in a security company in europe that i wanted to invest in your country,but based on my ill health i am re-programmed and cannot get it from here.But i would want to forward to you the certificate of deposit and the vital recieving code's,so that you can go to the security company to present the copies and the code's as adviced and get the fund cashed for me.I want to use the money for my health,the execution of the new contract and invesment on the land.Also as soon as you arrive europe and get the fund cashed then do take 5% for expences and reward, and forward the balance to my account with the,

Barclay Bank and Securities
Scorland drive,211 Barclays Building
Mahio,London-U.K
Account Name:- Robert James Frankel(Jnr)
Account No:- 00950-13914
Aba Routine No:- 026009523

Please now I am writing you from my laptop computer in the hospital bed,and urgently waiting to hear from you,as to confirm the reciept of this mail before we can proceed forward.Be noted that i need top secret to be maintained in this matter between me and you.

To this all,i will appreciate your help in this matter so as to enable conclude all other successful act's together.Sincerely Yours and Hoping Urgently as to hear from you.

PRINCE CHARLES FRED


Sample of the Anglo-Ashanti Gold,It's"100"% Backed by Gold
Per each is:US$450,000.00 only.


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