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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: michael paul <michael.paul@live.com>
Reply-To: <mrmichael.paul@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:50:17 +0000
Subject: DO ME THIS FAVOUR



INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK PLC GHANA , HIGH STREET BRANCH,TAKORADI, GHANA.DEAR FRIEND MR ,COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON .

I GOT TO KNOW OF YOU IN SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE AND RELIABLE PERSON TO ASSIST ME IN THIS AN URGENT NEED REQUIRING UTMOST TRUST AND I DO FORESEE THE SUPRISE THIS LETTER MAY BRING TO YOU AS IT COMES FROM UNKNOWN PERSON,BUT BE REST ASSURED AS IT COMES WITH BEST OF INTENTION .
AND I REPOSE MY CONFIDENCE AND FAITH IN MEETING YOU FOR ASSISTANCE.THUS ,MY HUMBLE INTENTION TO SOLICI FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION IN THIS MATTER AS IT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO ALL OF US THAT INVOLVED.

MY NAME IS MR MICHAEL PAUL, I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER OFINTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK PLC GHANA ,OF DAKAR BRANCH IN THE WESTERN REGION OF TAKORADI. I WRITES YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH, I AM 41 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH KIDS .
I PACKAGED THIS FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFITYOU AND I,AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK PLC .IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND IN A FINANCIAL REPORT TO MY HEADOFFICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY ACCRA AT THE END OF EACHBUSINESS YEAR.

ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR BUSINESS REPORT, IDISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE($3.6MILLIONS DOLLARS) WHICHMY HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT AWARE OF AND WILL NEVER BE AWARE OF.I HAVE PLACED THIS FUNDS ON WHAT WE CALL ESCROW ACCOUNTWITH NO BENEFICIARY.

AS AN OFFICER OF THIS BANK I CAN NOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECTEDTO THIS MONEY, SO MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST METO RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND GET $600,000.00 OFTHE TOTAL FUNDS AS COMMISSION. THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED, IT WILL BE A BANKTO BANK TRANSFER, ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND AS THEORIGINAL DEPOSITOR WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH MY BRANCH SOTHAT MY HEAD OFFICE CAN ORDER THE TRANSFER TO YOURDESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.

IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE IT VERYMUCH AND YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY NUMBER +233-2450 63210 AS APPEARED ON THIS LETTER FOR MORE DETAILS IF YOU THINK THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN GO OVER THE DETAILS. NOTE:I SHALL SEND MY BANK INFORMATIONS AND PASSPORT UPON YOUR REQUEST FOR PROPER IDENTIFICATION.

THANKS I WAITS YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE.MR MICHAEL PAUL
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