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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: Mr Nana Goodluck <mrnanaagoodluck1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrnanaagoodluck1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2015 02:15:47 -0700
Subject: RE: YOUR REPLY

Dear Friend,



I am glad to communicate with you, please read this letter to your
understanding. I am Mr. Goodluck Nana of No. 8 Jayee Road McCarthy South
Accra Ghana. I am a Caregiver; I am contacting you based on a (Dormant
Account) owned by Late Eng. William Rogers whose death occurred on the
attacked by the protesting villagers in Kumasi Gold Mining Village.
Unfortunately, Late Eng. William Rogers lost his life on the tragedy. Late
Eng. William Rogers is a citizen of your country he was previously an
assistant project engineer for Gold Chase Mining Company Accra Ghana. My
late father used to be his personal lawyer before his death and since then
the bank where he deposited US$1,960,000.00M has been sending notice to my
father chamber post office box and I am privileged to receive those letter
and read them and from my findings from Late Eng. William Rogers he did not
have any child, her wife divorced and took his property 2 years before his
death and it has completed 3 (Three) years since after the tragedy that
took his life and all his properties was repatriated to Gold Chase Housing
Estate.



I am contacting you because my father who was his personal attorney has
hand over the documents related to the fund to me and the bank believe that
through his chambers we can get his next of kin or relation to claim the
fund US$1,960,000.00M. The law will not be against us if we are able to get
someone from your country who can stand in the place of his next of kin or
relative to claim the fund and we give our guidance from here so that is
the reason I am contacting you because the bank is about to take possession
of the fund because of long delays in his (Dormant Account) which is the
notice we just received from the bank. Note that this claim will remain at
the same sharing ratio of 50 / 50 to you and my family which I am here to
represent so I will give you all the guidance as soon as you contact me
with your (Full Names, Contact Address, Phone Numbers and Identity
Photograph) And be rest assured that your information is save with me and
is not going to be used for another purpose than to see this transaction
through for the fund release and transfer to your bank account.



I look forward hearing from you as you read and understand this mail.



Regards,

Mr. Goodluck Nana.

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