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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Ola Matthews" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <olamatt11@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:24:54 -0700
Subject: Attn:Confidential

Hello,

This mail might come as a surprise to you as you do not know who i am.

i apologise for intruding into your private life but the situation i

find myself has forced me to act through this medium.i got your email

address after a search on the internet using Google.

My name is Ola Matthews a partner/Member with AGRIC-PRO GH LTD We are

contractors with the GHANA COCOA BOARD.Besides being a contractor, my

companyis also involved with exportation of Cocoa with branches in

some strategic locations in my country.

Through a contact of mine With the Cocoa Board ,I executed a contract

here in Ghana two years ago which amounted to the sum of USD 9.5

Million,which was paid in my account with an investment company here in

Ghana.Due to the last problem with the Cocoa Smugglers who were caught

smuggling cocoa with my connections through Ivory coast- Ghana borders

for sale to Cocoa Merchants i am being probed by my company Agric-PRO GH

LTD for issues of funds and illegal business transaction,and in order to
move from the prying eyes of my co-partners .i now need a foreign
company/partner to help me in the transfer of these funds.It is my
belief that some of my partners who are aware of this funds are doing
all they can to divert this funds to their own accounts if the

probing panel finds me guilty .

The company is aware of the USD3.5M of the first contract payment{part

payment}Which is the only one accounted for.The CEO of the Investment
Company who happens to be a friend of mine is willing to help me release
the balance sum of six million($6,000,000.00) USD to any offshore

account provided by me before the end of this month .I will be willing
to invest this amount into your project and become a partner

Additionally,I am willing to part with 20% of the 6 million USD to your

company if and only you will assist me in transferring this sum into
your designated account offshore.

The necessary papers regarding the contract and the letter of offer will
be faxed or emailed to you and in return would also require your
acceptance letter before we can go ahead with this project.

REMEMBER THAT THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES ABSOLUTE SECRECY AND
CONFIDENTIALITY FOR A SMOOTH COMPLETION THIS TRANSACTION IS REAL AND NOT
ANOTHER SPAM OR SCAM LETTER ON THE INTERNET.

I look forward to your response.

Regards,

Ola Matthews.

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