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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: "michael johnson" <micjjon20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: micjon234@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:37:09 +0000
Subject: WITH DUE RESPECT TO YOU

We are corporate & investment Consultants acting as solicitors for one
Hon. (Dr.) Avril Cummings, former commissioner for Income Tax of Republic of
Sierra Leone. My client is presently residing in Accra, Ghana as a
refugee due to political and legal problems he is having with the government
of
Sierra Leone under President Tejan Kabbah. My client was falsely
accused of fraud and subsequently the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)
headed by
Commissioner Val T. Collier slapped a phony corruption charges on him
and an arrest warrant was issued on him. (Reference to West Africa Magazine
Publication of 26th Nov. E2nd Dec 2001) Web
http://www.westafricamagazine.com.My client is a man of affluence, no
doubt about that. He had acquired enormous wealth, no doubt about that. But
his wealth was not acquired illegally neither had he solicited, accepted or
taken any illegal advantage as falsely accused by the Anti-Corruption
Commission. (Ref: Publication of 21st E27th Jan. 2002.
www.westafricamagazine.com.
As fate would have it, my client was fortunate to escape from Sierra
Leone and now resides as a refugee in Ghana. His enemies who traced where he
was residing as a refugee here in Ghana due to later killed him the
corroboration of some high government officers. In the course of his
departure from Sierra Leone he was fortunate to have arrived in Ghana
wit reasonable quantity of precious minerals and cash amount of
$9,000,000.00 USD (Nine Million us dollar )My client Son will be prepared to
finance your project or
enter into a joint venture with you subject to a due diligence period of one
week to thoroughly study your business plan etc. To that effect I, being
the attorney will like to join hand with you and get this fund transferred
into your account. Also I want you to note that the fund was kept in the
bank vault, and that it is our responsibility to
clear out any hindrance that would delay the smooth transfer of the fund.
Please percentage is negotiable upon your reply.Please be mindful that the
fund is of no criminal origin. The transfer and investment is necessitated
due to political instability in the region. Please let us know by returned
mail/fax if we could be of some help in financing your project. Hope to hear
>from you.Through my private mail box address. email:micjon234@yahoo.co.uk
Sincerely yours.
MICHAEL JOHNSON We are corporate & investment Consultants acting as
solicitors for one
Hon. (Dr.) Avril Cummings, former commissioner for Income Tax of Republic of
Sierra Leone. My client is presently residing in Accra, Ghana as a
refugee due to political and legal problems he is having with the government
of
Sierra Leone under President Tejan Kabbah. My client was falsely
accused of fraud and subsequently the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)
headed by
Commissioner Val T. Collier slapped a phony corruption charges on him
and an arrest warrant was issued on him. (Reference to West Africa Magazine
Publication of 26th Nov. E2nd Dec 2001) Web
http://www.westafricamagazine.com.My client is a man of affluence, no
doubt about that. He had acquired enormous wealth, no doubt about that. But
his wealth was not acquired illegally neither had he solicited, accepted or
taken any illegal advantage as falsely accused by the Anti-Corruption
Commission. (Ref: Publication of 21st E27th Jan. 2002.
www.westafricamagazine.com.
As fate would have it, my client was fortunate to escape from Sierra
Leone and now resides as a refugee in Ghana. His enemies who traced where he
was residing as a refugee here in Ghana due to later killed him the
corroboration of some high government officers. In the course of his
departure from Sierra Leone he was fortunate to have arrived in Ghana
wit reasonable quantity of precious minerals and cash amount of
$9,000,000.00 USD (Nine Million us dollar )My client Son will be prepared to
finance your project or
enter into a joint venture with you subject to a due diligence period of one
week to thoroughly study your business plan etc. To that effect I, being
the attorney will like to join hand with you and get this fund transferred
into your account. Also I want you to note that the fund was kept in the
bank vault, and that it is our responsibility to
clear out any hindrance that would delay the smooth transfer of the fund.
Please percentage is negotiable upon your reply.Please be mindful that the
fund is of no criminal origin. The transfer and investment is necessitated
due to political instability in the region. Please let us know by returned
mail/fax if we could be of some help in financing your project. Hope to hear
>from you.Through my private mail box address. email:micjon234@yahoo.co.uk
Sincerely yours.
MICHAEL JOHNSON We are corporate & investment Consultants acting as
solicitors for one
Hon. (Dr.) Avril Cummings, former commissioner for Income Tax of Republic of
Sierra Leone. My client is presently residing in Accra, Ghana as a
refugee due to political and legal problems he is having with the government
of
Sierra Leone under President Tejan Kabbah. My client was falsely
accused of fraud and subsequently the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)
headed by
Commissioner Val T. Collier slapped a phony corruption charges on him
and an arrest warrant was issued on him. (Reference to West Africa Magazine
Publication of 26th Nov. E2nd Dec 2001) Web
http://www.westafricamagazine.com.My client is a man of affluence, no
doubt about that. He had acquired enormous wealth, no doubt about that. But
his wealth was not acquired illegally neither had he solicited, accepted or
taken any illegal advantage as falsely accused by the Anti-Corruption
Commission. (Ref: Publication of 21st E27th Jan. 2002.
www.westafricamagazine.com.
As fate would have it, my client was fortunate to escape from Sierra
Leone and now resides as a refugee in Ghana. His enemies who traced where he
was residing as a refugee here in Ghana due to later killed him the
corroboration of some high government officers. In the course of his
departure from Sierra Leone he was fortunate to have arrived in Ghana
wit reasonable quantity of precious minerals and cash amount of
$9,000,000.00 USD (Nine Million us dollar )My client Son will be prepared to
finance your project or
enter into a joint venture with you subject to a due diligence period of one
week to thoroughly study your business plan etc. To that effect I, being
the attorney will like to join hand with you and get this fund transferred
into your account. Also I want you to note that the fund was kept in the
bank vault, and that it is our responsibility to
clear out any hindrance that would delay the smooth transfer of the fund.
Please percentage is negotiable upon your reply.Please be mindful that the
fund is of no criminal origin. The transfer and investment is necessitated
due to political instability in the region. Please let us know by returned
mail/fax if we could be of some help in financing your project. Hope to hear
>from you.Through my private mail box address. email:micjon234@yahoo.co.uk
Sincerely yours.
MICHAEL JOHNSON

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