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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: "Rev. Mahama Lamptey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.mahama002@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:15:28 -0000
Subject: Re: Rev. Mahama


I am Rev. Mahama Lamptey ,the new Information and Database Analyst of the Payment Investigation Department, Bank of Ghana, Accra Ghana .The earlier you pay attention to this particular email,the better for you.I noticed this abnormalities/irregularities in your file last week when I was going through several out-going payment files on my payment desk.

I have decided to contact you through this important medium because your funds has been intercepted. The Bank of Ghana, Accra Ghana as the Apex bank here in Ghana under my Payment Desk has intercepted your funds as a result of fraudulent activities noticed among those that claimed to be helping you to receive your approved payment.I'm contacting you on trust and with absolute confidence that you should as a matter of utmost importance pay attention to this particular e-mail from me and
stop any further contact/communication to anybody,group or individual because apart from me,no other person is in the position to help you and get your approved funds transferred to your account in your country.

Your African partners who promised to help you are presently working with an officer of the bank to use your name and intercept and divert your funds to another account that neither bears your name nor belong to you. If you listen to me and follow my advice I promise to put all logistics in place and all modalities worked out for a smooth actualization of your transaction and transfer of your approved funds into your account in your country without any problem within the next few working days of commencement of the project provided you stick to my own advice and instructions.

I want you to contact me urgently upon receipt of this mail today.I will personally get any complications/abnormalities/irregularities caused by them corrected using my good office as soon as possible and ensure a successful transfer of all the funds into your account without any problem.

My terms are that after using my good office/position to accomplish the needful on your behalf,you shall give me one percent of the total fund after transfer of all the I will prefer that you keep my involvement a secret even after the transfer is executed.


This is the only reliable channel for you to receive your approved payment otherwise all other efforts must be in vain.

Regards,

Rev. Mahama Lamptey

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