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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: Bruce Boro <bruceboro11@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bruceboro4@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 12:57:52 +0100
Subject: Dear Partner Sir



Dear Partner,

My name is Bruce Boro, I am the Branch manager of the International
Commercial Bank, Kumasi branch, Ghana.

I got your information during my search through the Internet. I require
your assistance regarding the transaction stated here after.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as
the Branch manager of the International Commercial Bank; it is my duty to
send in a financial report to my head office at the end of each quarter.

On the course of last quarter financial report, I discovered that my
branch in which I am the manager made Two million seven hundred and fifty
thousand U.S. dollars which my head office is not made aware. This stated
amount accrued from wrong calculation of the foreign exchange rate of the
Western Union Money transfer between the U.S. Dollar and the Cedes. I
have since placed this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any
beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank I can not be directly connected to this money,
so this informed my contacting you for us to work together so that you
can assist to receive this money.

All I need from you is to stand and claim this fund as the original
depositor.I have worked out all the modalities and it is safe. If you
accept this offer to work with me, I will appreciate it very much.
As soon as I receive your information response i.e. Telephone and address,
I will forward details to you on how we can achieve it successfully.



Yours Sincerely,
Mr Bruce Boro.

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