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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: "Tony Mudibe" <tonymud2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tonymud@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 15:47:58 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPNOSE

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK,
HIGH STREET BRANCH,
TAKORADI, GHANA.

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM

MY NAME IS TONY MUDIBE, I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF INTERNATIONAL
COMMERCIAL BANK, OF DAKAR BRANCH IN THE WESTERN REGION OF TAKORADI. I GOT
YOUR INFORMATION ON A RECENT BANK CONFERENCE WITH OTHER WEST AFRICAN
COUNTRIES HELD IN LOME THE CAPITAL CITY OF TOGO IN WEST AFRICA. I WRITE
YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH, I AM 42 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS. 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 INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND
IN A FINANCIAL REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY ACCRA AT THE END
OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR. ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR 2004 BUSINESS REPORT,
I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE FIVE MILLIONS,US
DOLLARS($5, MILLIONS DOLLARS WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT AWARE OF AND WILL
NEVER BE AWARE OF.I HAVE PLACED THIS FUNDS ON WHAT WE CALL ESCROW CALL
ACCOUNT WITH NO BENRFICIARY. 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 20% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AS
COMMISSION. THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED, IT WILL BE A BANK TO
BANK TRANSFER, ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND CLAIM AS THE ORIGINAL
DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUNDS WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH MY BRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD
OFFICE CAN ORDER THE TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.

IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. YOU CAN REACH
ME ON MY EMAIL AS APPEARED ON THIS MAIL IF YOU THINK WE CAN WORK TOGETHER SO
THAT WE CAN GO OVER THE DETAILS.I WILL LIKE YOU TO PROVIDE YOUR PHONE AND
FAX NUMBERS

THANKS YOU IN ADVANCE AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

YOURS TRULY
TONY MUDIBE


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