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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: Kelvin Papah <kelvinpapah98@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:43:55 +0100
Subject: MY FUND $50,000USD IN THE BANK PLEASE HELP ME

Dear Dad


I am Kelvin Papah 21yrs of age, a Liberia by
nationality,I arrive Accra Ghana with my late father consignment box
containing 12.5 million us dollars, i deposited the box of money in a
security company here in Ghana for security reason when i arrived,

I use to have a beneficiary who stood for me to receive all my money before
i can come over to his country to meet with him so that i can continue my
education there, before i deposited my box in the security company, He told
me to only remove $300,000,00 to send to him so that he will come to Ghana
and pick me up to his country

But unfortunately have not hear from him they told me that he was involve
in a motor accident and he died on the spot,After he has receive of
$200,000 USD from the money gram, He did not cash all the money before he
died, he has only cash receive $200,000 USD from money gram office before
he died now living balance $100,000 uncashed

Now, I want a change of beneficiary who will receive the balance money for
me there in your country so that you can come over to ghana to pick up to
your country with my consignment box,because i have already deposited my
box of money with the security company, the security company ask me to pay
a dumorage charges before i get my box from them,

I went to the money gram office where i made the transfer of my money to my
beneficiary who just died i told them to give me the remaining balance
$100,000 so that i can go pay the security company and have my box to get
money from my box again, but they said there is nothing they can do about
it, because the money has already been transferred to my beneficiary abroad.

The reason is that before he receive my money from the bank gram will have
to enter an agreement that will he be my beneficiary to receive my fund and
to abdort me to this country as my biological father,Now that he's dead the
bank said that they have to do changing of beneficiary before anybody can
receive this balance fund $100,000usd

I contacted the money gram manager to help me, Now they promise to help me
when i have another beneficiary who can cash and receive the balance
money$100,000usd.

Dad please am contacting you to stand for me as my new beneficiary and
receive the balance Hundred thousand USD ($100,000) for me, and after you
cash my money from the money gram in your country, you will have to send me
some money so i can get my box from the security company and come over to
your country to meet with you as my new beneficiary and invest my remaining
fund in a good business there in your country The bank said you should
write them email that you want to receive my fund with your ID direct
number and 5NAME for the transfer of my $100,000usd to you

Please dad contact the money gram for me and tell them you are ready to
receive my $100,000usd

Name of Director:Dr Kofi Addo
Email address: moneygramheaddepartment@gmail.com
Tel+233 241550511

Please contact the money gram bank now and tell them you are my new
beneficiary

I will be waiting for your urgent responds

Call me dad

God bless you

Kelvin Papah
+233 266677965

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