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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a orphan scam.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- chima_newman@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. Newman" <johnsonkwami@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:47:46 -0800 (PST)
Subject: RE: GOOD MORNING CAN U HELP ME?.
I am the son of late Mr. Akufoado . My great grand father was a very rich cocoa farmer in ivory cost west Africa. My father was a farmer too. Before he join with T.C company and they send him to Scotland university then after he return from Scotland to his home town takurada in cape cost Ghana where he established his own gold mining company and he was running the company very well.
His father was a great cocoa farmer he own many cocoa farm land in ivory cost. But my own father was not interested in his fathers cocoa farm that is why he left those things to my uncle. His was running his own company very well before he has an auto accident which he hate his chest on the stirring .
And his doctor here in Ghana said he has an internal blending. Do to the poor medication here in Africa my uncle now decide to fly him down to India for a good medication .Then after his medication he now return home. And he went for a loan from a bank with agreement that he will pay back in two years time. Before he died then the bank mandate is at hand and they are asking for there money or the company will be confiscated or they will sale it.
So I am the only son of my father I will not live and see my father company been confiscated or sale. And my late father has a land in takurada near japans motors and before the death of my late father he told me that the land has a gold on it. And I have two option I want to sale the land or the cocoa farm in order to pay the loan or get a foreign partner who will pay the loan and take control of the gold mining company for five years . And I will also like you to fly down to Ghana so that you can take a look of the land and the company yourself.
For more information I will like you to contact me through my privet Email address chima_newman@yahoo.com
You can Email me any time.
Thanks.
Newman
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