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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 Chadia Amah <mama.christy70@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 May 2016 13:53:11 +0100
Subject: Business proposal from Ghana


Hello Sir

Please permit me for contacting you through this media with such a
proposal. It is wise to say that luck occurs when opportunity meet
preparedness. It is preparedness that grants the ability to realize the
full potentials of opportunity when it comes our way; it then enables us to
take advantage rightly. It is about an opportunity which is presently at
hand, but which must be handled with utmost care.

My name Chief Chadia Amah, i work as civilian attached to the Ghana Ports &
Harbors Authority. I am a Ghanaian by national and a South African by
birth. It all started in the early hours of a fateful day, 14th of
September, 2014 when two of my Customs colleagues and I intercepted two
metal boxes at the Tema Ports. The goods were actually coming from an
un-disclosed neighboring country, believing to be owned by an Ex-President
who is presently under the UN Security Council, facing charges of miss
management of power, loots and human right abuses. However, the escorts of
the goods who never expected our bold interference since the boxes were all
tagged “Diplomatic Luggage” disappeared as I finally ordered my junior
officers to run a scan on the box. Their disappearance and absence on the
date of the scan gave me a lot of suspicion, so I then decided to make the
operation very secret from our general official duties.

The scan of the boxes was indeed carried out and result of the contents
was exactly what I suspected. Proof Mint Notes of United States Dollar
Bills in 100 denominations, amounting to twelve million according to a
document found in one of the box. I personally transferred the boxes to a
Security Firm and deposited them in a vault under my name. Investigations
and all efforts towards locating the so-called escorts proved abortive till
date. Obviously this is nothing but an opportunity and I have now concluded
to take advantage of it. Can I trust you? Can we count on your ability,
integrity and sincerity?

I will be willing to guide you with more information’s on how to move these
boxes safely to your country once I receive your favorable reply. We will
further have an agreement on the sharing modalities before we commence.
Chief Chadia Amah

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