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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Samuel Amankwah <a.smgcb@gmail.com>
Reply-To: a.smlgcb@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:16:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CALL ME ASAP +233549222260
My name is Mr. Samuel Amankwah
This Message Might Meet You In Utmost Surprise. However, It's Just My Urgent Need For Foreign Partner That Made Me To Contact You For This Transaction. I Am Currently Holding The Post Of Managing Director In Charge Of Finance of A Bank In Ghana.
I got your contact when I was searching for an overseas partner to assist me through banker's seminar held recently in UK. I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds ($6.75Million) abandoned from one of our Bank clients Account. Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us if you agree to my business proposal.
Further details of the transfer, Call me will be forwarded to you as soon as I receive your return mail through my private box
Thanks,
Mr. Samuel Amankwah
+233549222260
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