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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: bright kwesi <brightkwesi8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 09:43:32 -0700
Subject: SPECIAL PROJECT

Hello Friend,

I am contacting you for this great project,due to the urgent need of your
attention. My name is Mr.Bright Kwesi a citizen of Ghana and the current
staff of Barclay's Wealth Investment Group, an arm of Barclay's .I have
in my bank the existence of a big amount of money that belongs to a
deceased customer,(I will not mention name for security reasons) a citizen
of your country, who happened to have the same similar name as yours.

The fund is now without any claim because the decease died in a deadly
earthquake in China in 2008 . I want your cooperation so as to make the
bank send you the fund as the beneficiary and next of kin to the fund since
he had none and the fund is due for confiscation by the bank.
This transaction will be of a great mutual assistance to us since I used to
be his account officer with full data of him. Send me your reply of
interest with your full names,address ,telephone and valid id such as
driving license.I will need to process in this details on our system and
back date it in order to make you liable to the claim.

As soon as I do this,an automated generation number will now identify you
as the bonafide claimant.Then ,the bank will contact you for the transfer.
Although the fund is currently dormant and may be confiscated by the bank
should no one apply for the claim.

Please, note that there is no risk and we shall share the proceeds 40% for
you for your moral and financial support while the remaining 60% will be
for me and my colleague.

Best regard
Mr. Bright Kwesi.

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