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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: "Certified Mint Engineer" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <currenceydeveloperagency@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:00:57 +0530
Subject: Certified Mint Engineer

Engr. Gifty Asare,
Certified Mint Engineer.
NO.59 Castle Road Way,
Accra-Ghana.


Dear Friend,

I am writting you in respect of your money that is with me here in my office, two months back i received a customer that came to my office because he saw the sample of the signboard of my office that i am an Original,Certfied and Self Employed Mint Engineer that have all kinds of machines that can cut any type of boxes and also a doctor that can treat any type of currencies in any form either deface money,stamped money that can not be cleaned,anykind of bank reserve treasury,money that is been attached together, compress money, in fact i treat any problem of all currency,I am an associate who have worked with the United Nation in London and the Bank of Ghana but now I am self employed.

I have waited for this youngboy(Mr. Chukky Taylor), a Liberian that came all the way from Aflawo border for some months now but he is not forth coming, a few days ago, I discoverded that the boy is now dead and I saw your email adresses and your names that is been attached with the boxes which this particular boy had earlier given to me for development.

I will like to tell you that I opened the boxes and realized that the currencies inside were defaced currency which I have cleaned with my money cleaning machines,your money is now appearing as original American dollars,all in $100usd bills.

If really you know that you are the one that have this money you can call me and email me now for your money. I am a God fearing man so i cannot reap were i did not sow meaning that your money is save with me, the total amount of the money is $5million.

Please send your response to my personal mail box (currenceydeveloperagency@gmail.com ).

Yours Faithfully,
Engineer Gifty Asare
Ghana Office: 0023357110781
Email:currenceydeveloperagency@gmail.com

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