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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: Jerry Joe <jerryjoewe@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr_jerry_joe2008@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:21:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM: Mr.Joe


FROM: Mr.Joe
Manager
International Commercial Bank.
Kaneshie Branch, Accra-Ghana.
West Africa.


Attn:

My name is Mr. Joe. I am the regional
manager of the international commercial bank of Ghana.
I am 44 years of age married with 3 lovely kids. I got
your information through the Internet and hope and
wish that we can work together.

I have successfully and carefully packaged a financial
transaction that will benefit both of us. As the
regional manager of the international commercial bank
(ICBGH). It is my duty and responsibility to send in,
a financial report to the head office of my bank here
in Accra (Ghana) at the end of each fiscal year.

In the course of report and submission of the end of
the year (2006) financial activities of my branch to
the head office. I discovered that my branch in which
I am the head and the manager made an outstanding
profit of US$7, 700,000.00 (Seven Million seven
hundred thousand dollars only) which is unaccounted
and undeclared and of which the head office is not and
will never be aware of. I have since and accordingly
placed the funds (US$7, 700,000.00) in a suspense
account without any beneficiary.

As the manager and an employee of the bank, I can not
be directly involved and connected with the money, so
this has informed my contacting you for us to work
together so that you can assist in receiving this
money into your bank account for us to share.

For your involvement and participation in the scheme,
you shall receive 30% of the total money after
conclusion. The transaction (scheme) is risk free and
the money will be transferred to your designated
account through bank-to-bank transfer via telegraphic
wire transfer. All that you will require to do is to
stand and make claim as the original and bonafide
depositor of the funds with the bank (my branch) so
that my head office will give approval for the
transfer of the funds to your designated account.

Note that as the manager of my branch of the bank that
all the requisite and necessary arrangements have been
masterfully and expertly put in place to facilitate
your successful claim of the money and the eventual
transfer of the money.

Upon your reply of this mail and your indication of
interest in the transaction, I shall oblige you
further details.

Awaiting your prompt response.

Best regards,
Mr. Joe


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