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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: Auto Ci <autoci@ssummail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 05:01:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: GREETINGS FROM AKOSUA AGYEMAN


Greetings,

With due sense of humility and responsibility, and the awareness that you will give it a sympathetic and mutual consideration, I am requesting for your assistance, business relationship and investment opportunity in your country through you.

Please bear with me for the inconvenience that this letter may cause you, I know that we have not met each other before, I got your contact from the internet during my search for a partner. I am looking for an international business partner that will help me to move my late father’s 95 kilograms of AU gold bar and 2.5 million USD presently in a vault with a finance institution.

The gold was legally acquired through his gold trading business. My name is Akosua Agyeman, from Republic of Ghana. I am presently in bad condition and this that is the main reason why I am looking for some one I can trust to help me in this project.

For information regarding the legality and sincerity in this proposed transaction, I will send you all the related and vital documents and a copy my international passport for your clarification and confirmation. I will like to respect your involvement by commission from the gold or a certain negotiable percentage from what ever amount we shall sale the gold.

I appreciate your co-operation, thanking you in advance for giving this letter the urgent attention.

Sincerely,

AKOSUA AGYEMAN

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