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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: "Desmond Eyadema" <desmond_d5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: desmond_eyadema147@excite.com
Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 05:21:21 -0500
Subject: WE NEED YOUR HELP:

Dear Friend,

Better days greetings to you and your entire family and i pray that
may the almighty lord guard you and your family.

I want to use this opportunity to introduce myself well to you, I am
DESMOND EYADEMA,The Ex late PRESIDENT SON OF TOGO, I call you in respect
of my consignment boxes in DUBAI, which I want you to assist me and
stand as my foreign beneficiary to receive my fund over there in DUBAI,
this fund am writing you about is $38.5million U.S.Dollars which my late
father deposited under GHANA HIGH COMMISSION for I and my mother, and
Mr.JOHNSON ASCOT who was suppose to receive this consignment in DUBAI,
Was demanding for 50% which I and my mother did not agree on for any
reason,that was why we have to stop the delivery to him immediately, and
search for another Beneficiary who can help us on this.

I will give you 20% for the total fund involve for your
assistance,because that was the former agreement we have with our foreign
partner.
Mr.JOHNSON ASCOT before he later change is mind because of his greed that
is why i and my mother put a stop to the delivery to him ,please if you
are willing to help me us, kindly reply me for more details.

Thanks and God Bless.

Yours Sincerely
Desmond Eyadema

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