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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: "ADAMS MENSAH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adams_mensah@she.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:27:11 -0800
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ASAP.

FROM Dr.MICHAEL APPIAH.
Contract Award Dept.
Ghana 50th Anniversary
Kumasi -Ghana.
Mobile:+233-549-177158
Email: barmikappiah@yahoo.com
 
Attn:
Sir,
I got your contact in my effort to search for a reliable, Honest and a trust worthy person to entrust this huge transfer project with, I am the Chairman of Contract Award Department (Ghana 50th Anniversary )committee, setup by office of the presidency in the previous administration. During this process, my colleagues and I awarded a contract to a Chinese Firm for real estate and constructions of roads in the western region of Republic Ghana to the turn of forty-five million united states dollars, but my colleagues and I deliberately over invoiced the fund to the sum of sixty-five million united state dollars only.
 
Now the contract has been concluded and the left over invoiced sum of Twenty Million United States Dollars is now into our Federal Account pending. We hereby ask for your consent to transfer this left over sum into your account as the rightful beneficiary .
 
I am a Ghanaian married with two kids. I have contacted you so that this Transaction can be beneficial to the both parties, knowing you are advanced in age.
 
I am writing to solicit for your assistance in this transfer of (Twenty Million united state dollars).
This fund is the excess of the over invoiced in which I will be advising you on what to do to actualized our aims. All documentation regarding the transfer and claim of this fund will be prepared on your behalf, if you are interested, by our confidential attorney.
 
Please take note: Some top Government officials are involved in this deal so we will perfect all legalities related to the transfer of this fund into your account as our confidential partners. As a civil servant our code of conduct did not permit us to handle such claims, I am compelled by my colleagues to request your assistance to receive this money into your bank account.
But before we can proceed with the transaction, our deliberate over invoiced contract sum of 20,000,000.00 will be transfered first into your account, so that we will invest our share percentage of 60% in your country.
 
If you are interesred in this proposal, please reply to me as soon as possible on my private email addres (barmikappiah@yahoo.com)
 
Please as soon as you accept my offer all the approval documents we be processed in your favour. And also send me your private telephone number for conversation and directive towards the transfer of this fund.
I am waiting for your urgent response regarding this transfer.
 
I do need to stress that there are practically no risks involved in this transaction. It is going to be a Bank-to-Bank transfer. All I need is for you to stand as the Original beneficiary of the said fund by providing your account information and your personal details, so that we can start the processing of all the documentation of the transfer of this fund in your favour.
 
Finally, as earlier stated that top government officials are involved in this deal so please keep this transaction secret and confidential as we would not like anything that will tarnish our image in the near future.
 
 
I will appreciate your soonest response to conclude this transfer within 10 working days.
 
With Regards.
Dr.Micheal Appiah
Mobile:+233-549-177158 for more details
Chairman Contract Award Committee.
Ghana 50th Anniversary.
 
 

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