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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: Tete Manu <di7d3@westnet.com.au>
Reply-To: Tete Manu <ctim1@kimo.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 18:49:20 +0800 (WST)
Subject: Pls Confirm



Hello
It is with respect and humility I beg to state the following few lines for your kind consideration.
I serve as Fund Executive Manager of a leading Bank in Ghana. A customer made a fixed number deposit amount of Fourteen Million in January 2011. This investor died three years ago. I am writing this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to execute the fund transfer for investment. The fortune is supposed to be bequeathed to the government. However, I don't share such notion that the fortune of a deceased person be given to the government. I seek your assistance to act as the beneficiary. If you are interested and you can assure me of your honesty and capability, Please get back to me for more details.
Best Regards
Tete Manu

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