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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: Boateng Essien <boateng_ghicb7@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: boateng_ghcb22@live.com
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:44:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: GENUINE BY VIRTUE (CONFIDENTIAL)


From Mr. Boateng Essien.

The Manager, International
Commercial Bank Ghana
First Light Branch
Acrra,Ghana,

Hello,

Pardon me for not having the pleasure of knowing your mindset before making you
this offer and it is utterly confidential and genuine by virtue of its nature. I am Mr Boateng Essien, the branch manager of the international Commercial Bank, Kaneshie First Light Branch Accra Ghana . I write to solicit your assistance in a funds transfer deal involving US$ 5.3m

This fund has been stashed out of the excess profit made last year by my branch office
of the International Commercial Bank of Ghana which I am the manager. I have already
submitted an approved end-of-the-year report for the year 2007 to my head office
here in Accra-Ghana and they will never know of this excess. I have since then,
placed this amount on a Non-Investment Account without a beneficiary. Upon your response,

I will configure your name on our database as holder of
the Non-Investment Account. I will then guide you on how to apply to my head office
for the Account Closure/ bank-to-bank remittance of the funds to your designated
bank account.

If you concur with this proposal, I intend for you to retain 30% of the funds while
70% shall be for me.
Your earliest response would be appreciated on the regards.

Sincerely,
Mr Boateng Essien.


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