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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Alex Danso" <alxdanso@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:57:15 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: Re:
Hello dear,
My name is Alex Danso, I work with the Ministry of Mines and Energy of
Ghana. I and my colleague has agreed to transfer fund to the tune of $7.5m
dollars through your bank and we are proposing 30% of the total fund to
you and the rest for us to be shared among us.
We wish to transfer the fund safely overseas under your supervision. If
you accept to be the beneficiary of the fund, respond and I will furnish
you the next details. Best wishes
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