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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: John smith <mycontact214@gmail.com>
Reply-To: js34987@googlemail.com
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:39:28 +0100
Subject: GOOD DEY

From: Mr.John smith .
CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER,
GLOBAL Trust Financial Security Company.
First Light Kaneshie Accra Ghana

Attn , sir

Its more safe will communicating through email due to security reason
and i am use a secure gmail server . As we communicate bear in mind
that you are dealing with a responsible man . If you read my terms
below and you are not convinced then feel free to back out of this
transaction.

I am freely giving you full details of this transaction bearing in
mind that you will not betray me OK, Let me start by introducing
myself again. I am Mr John smithi work with the Global Trust Security
as a Chief Operation Officer here in Ghana. I got your contact through
my personal search. Now listen, On November 2013, One Mr Yegor
Ostrovsky from Ukraine National, a gold dealer. who runs gold business
in my country Ghana to Asia, to whom i was accounting officer made a
numbered time Deposit 1 Trunk Box, valued 350 kilo ( Three hundred and
fifty kilo of Gold bar) for twelve calendar months in our company .
Upon maturity several notices was sent to him, with no response.
Recently another notification was sent and still no response came from
him. We later found out that Mr Yegor Ostrovsky along with his wife
and only daughter along side their in-law and grand kids had been
killed in Tohoku earthquake in Japan.

After further investigation it was also discovered that Mr.Yegor
Ostrovsky did not declare any next of kin in his official papers
including the paper work of his deposit because he was in hurry that
day for a business trip in Ukraine . And he also confided in me the
last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his
deposit in Our Security Company. The Trunk box 350 kilo of bar is
still in our Company and the demur rage is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year and no one will come forward to
claim it. What bothers me most is that according to the Ghanaian law,
at the expiration of 4 years the consignment will revert to the
ownership of the Ghanaian Government or security company if nobody
applies for claim. Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that
I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr.
Yegor Ostrovsky so that you will be able to receive his Consignment.

I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we
shall come out successful. I guarantee that this will be executed
under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
the law as I will use my position as the Chief Security of OPERATIONS'
Officer to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of
this transaction. There is no risk involved at all in this, as we are
going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all
the necessary documents. Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion
in all matters concerning this issue, Once the consignment boxes have
been delivered to the nominated country

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required.

I will be expecting your reply

Best regards,
John smith

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