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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: "OPENDOORS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <opendoorssecurities@webmail.co.za>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:11:00 -0500
Subject: life time business opportunity

Good day,
I am introducing to you a life time business opportunity that will fetch you cool and clean money without stress. Note: You are not to invest or pay any Money of yours during the course of this transaction and also this transaction is 100% legal and risk free.
My name is Mr. Frank Morgan; I am an Account Officer with the Ghana Forestry Commission (GFC) here in Ghana. We are the Timber Industry Development Division of Ghana and deal on Timbers & Wooden materials.
We have experience lots of difficulties and delays in receiving large amounts from America Banks by Swift Wire Transfer. So we have been advised by our Financial Agents in America to alternatively accept all our payments from America through a "Line of Credit Account either Home Equity or Business Line of Credit Account and also into Credit Cards Accounts with high credit limit and cash advance". On our more investigation on this electronic mode of receiving money from our American clients, we where made to understand by the International Monetary Funds To this regards, our company are seriously recruiting representative in United States who has a "Line of Credit Account either Home Equity or Business Line of Credit Account or a Credit Card with high credit limit and cash advance" or who can operate such account in the United States. Our company will be offering you 5% of every "Transaction" which is every payment that passed through your Line of Credit Account or Credit Card account to us. For your informat
* Full name: ----------------* Contact address: ----------------* Telephone#: ----------------* Mobile#: ------------------* Fax#: -----------------* Company name/Position: -----------------
* Do you have a "Line of Credit Account either Home Equity or Business ?-------------------* Do you have a "Credit Card with a high credit limit ? ------------------* Date of Birth: ------------------
Our company's policy is that you have to adhere with the enabling insurance policy standard and the funds will be wired from our clients financial institute into your Line of Credit Account or your Credit Card account. We will give you further directives and more details as soon as we get your response. We want to assure you that this is a legal and legitimate business transaction, and our company is ready to have a long term business deal with you in as much you co-operate with us and act accordingly. Feel free to ask any question you wish to, as I will be pleased to respond to you accordingly.
Please send your reply back to my private email address: opendoorssecurities@webmail.co.za
Looking forward to get your response,
Mr. Frank Morgan
Email:  opendoorssecurities@webmail.co.za
Cell: +447978270041

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