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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. Dominic Foley" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrdominicfoleiy@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:14:24 -0700
Subject: GREETINGS FROM MR DOMINIC FOLEY......

Greetings,

My name is Mr. Dominic Foley, I am the regional manager of HFC BANK (Ghana) Limited, I am writing you this proposal in good faith; I am a devoted Christian and a man of peace I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and I, as the regional manager of the HFC BANK (Ghana) Limited, it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office at the end of each business year. On the course of the last year 2010 business report, I discovered that my branch office made access profit of (US$7.5MILLION).

I have placed these funds in HFC Bank escrow account with no beneficiary. As an officer of this bank I cannot be directly connected to this money, so my aim of contacting you is to assist me receive this money in your bank account and get 30% of the total funds as your commission. I have perfected the banking procedure to enable our head office transfer the funds into your account in less than 7 working days.

I have not met with you in person neither have I had any business relationship with you previously but I am instinctively convinced that you are the ideal person I require to handle the funds for me. I intend to resign my position as a banker and relocate to your Country with my family in the near future. My major concern is to see that this money arrive in your account, I would be very glad should you therefore confirm your willingness to assist in receiving this fund before my final departure to join you for the investment purpose


Please, give me a call on this number +233548763008.It will be a great pleasure to have you call me as soon as you receive this email.

Kindly reply with the information below.


FULL NAMES:

FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE and FAX NUMBERS:

CELL PHONE:

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

AGE:

Thanks and God bless you
Mr. Dominic Foley

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