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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: "DR,JOHN KOFI." <jhn_kofi2001@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jhn_kofi2004@myway.com
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 17:15:37 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS TRANSACTION.

ATTN:

I am Dr, JOHN KOFI. a Ghanian National, and a director with the
Bank of Ghana, foreign department Accra.

Please i want you as a reliable and reputable person to handle this
confidential transaction, which involves transfer of huge sum of money.

A foreign National, the late engineer Robert Derry, an oil
Merchant/contractor with the Government of Ghana, until his Death two years ago in
a ghastly auto crach, Banked with us here at the Bankof Ghana
and we had his instruction to receive an outstanding contract sum of
$36 million(Thirty Six Million US Dollars only) in lieu of the contract
he executed for Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (G.N.P.C).

All effort made by the Bank OF Ghana to get in touch with any
of Derry`s family or relatives have proved futile.

Now we have suceeded in transfering this fund to our financial clearing
house in europe, if you can please show your interest that you are
willing to recieve this funds, every information and directive to make
claim of the funds will be giving to you immediately.

Please get back as soon as possible.

Awaitng your quick response.

Regards.

Dr, JOHN KOFI.

Director, (B.O.G)

EMAIL:jhn_kofi2004@myway.ca




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