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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: "Stella" <stella_akonor@excite.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:08:05 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Transaction








>From DR. STELLA AKONOR

Director of Foreign Affairs.

Ecowas Contract Award Board

Tel:+233-208-002-574



Re: Contract Payment Voucher



DEAR FRIEND,

I want to develop a good business relationship with you, which I hope will be for our own mutual interest. Here is a brief introduction about myself. I am the Director of Foreign Affairs Operations (Ecowas Contract Award Board) I am a member of the contract award committee of: “ECOWAS” (Economic Community of West African States) My main reasons of contacting you is to discuss about., Over Invoice of a Contract been awarded to some foreign contractors during the Sierra – Leonean and Liberian Wars some years back. This contract was over invoice to the tune of $62,000.000.00 (Sixty two Million United States Dollars) The actual sum for these was $210,000,000.00, which was then projected for the supplies of Military equipments: Boots, Uniforms, Ammunitions,Foods and Drugs that are meant for the “E-C-O-M-O-G” Peace Keep mission Soldiers during the war crisis in both countries.

The foreign Companies who handle such projects were duly paid by the Ecowas Tender Board, now left the over invoiced sum of: Sixty two million dollars($62.000.000.00), which I and two of my colleagues who initiated it played a significant role to safe guard this funds and transferring it to unknown escrow account at a Private Financial Institution in Ghana. This fund was lodged with a ghost foreign name as the beneficiary. Mean while my colleagues and myself have agreed to look for an honest white man who will stands as the Beneficiary of the aforementioned funds and will apply to the Finance Company for immediate claims. Its based on this fact I solicited to implore your services to “STANDS” as the true beneficiary of this contract Funds. I will guide with all the necessary facts, which you shall need to put up your application for the claims of the said funds. If you accept to handle this transfer, we shall share these funds accordingly: 25% for you and 75% for us. Send
your reply through the above email address or contact me direct on phone. Please you may include your direct contacts as well.

Awaits your immediate response.

Regards,

DR. STELLA AKONOR

DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS











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