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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: "H.R.M Otumfuo" <info_kaviw@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: hrmotumfuo@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:29:42 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: FROM: H.R.M OTOMFUO (KING) OF ASHANTI KINGDOM,


ROYALTY INVESTMENT PLAN.

IN DUE CONSULTATION VIA MY STUDY/CONTACT WITHIN MY LIBRARY AM MADE TO UNDERSTAND YOU ARE AN INVESTOR OF REPUTE IN YOUR OWN PART OF THE WORLD.

WELL,THE ROYAL FAMILY HERE THAT I REPRESENT AS THE KING IS IN NEED TO INVEST ITS GOLD ROYALTY IN TUNE OF $25M OUTSIDE OUR SHORES HENCE MY DIRECT CONTACT WITH YOU WHICH IS ALSO FOR CONFIDENTIALITY.

THE SOURCE OF FUND IS GOLD ROYALTY THAT HAS ACCRUED OVER THE YEARS SINCE THE ROYAL FAMILY ORIGINALY AND NATURALLY OWNING THE MAJOR LAND WHERE GHANA GOLD IS MINED KEEPS 20% OF ALL ACCRUEMENT.

IT MAY PLEASE YOU TO KNOW THAT THE ASHANTI KINGDOM IN WHICH I LEAD MAINTAINED AND ITS STATUSQUO AND ROYALTY LONG BEFORE COLONISATION.

IF YOU CAN HANDLE THIS EFFECTIVELY, THEN A PLAN WILL BE MADE FOR YOU TO VISIT ME FOR A FACE TO FACE MEETING BEFORE WE CAN ENTRUST THE INVESTMENT FUND INTO YOUR CARE.

I CAN HAVE YOU ISSUED WITH ENTRY VISA AND MY AIDES PICK YOU AT THE KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT- ACCRA DOWN TO ASHANTI REGION WHERE I RESIDE.

REGARDS AS I EXPECT YOUR RESPONSE PROMPTLY.

OTUMFUO OSEI TUTU,
ASHANTEHEN(KING) OF ASHANTI KINGDOM,
GHANA -WEST AFRICA.

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