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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: "Mr.Paul Chang" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adams.paul54@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 11:10:49 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION!!!

How are you today,I wish to inform you that we recently awarded a contract for the constructions and laying of 250.000 units of underground Petroleum pipeline to an American Citizen by the Project committee of West Africa Monetary Agency(WAMA).

The Project committee of the West Africa Monetary Agency seek your assistance in executing this life-changing deal.As the contract that was awarded to the American Company, was over invoice deliberately by increasing the contract cost. The actual contract cost has been paid to the American Company, leaving a balance of US$10,200,000.00 (Ten Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). We have gotten approval to remit the balance to a foreign bank account.

We are seeking your assistance in providing a good bank account into which we can remit this fund by acting as our main partner/trustee or sub-contractor.


Upon your response and indication to be part of this deal, I will disclose to you the full details of the transaction. All logistics are in place and all modalities worked out for a smooth conclusion of this transaction within the next few working days of commencement. We are willing to give you 40% of this fund and share the remaining 60% for ourselves after the successful transfer of the funds into your account.
To have access to this funds online copy and paste this link: http://www.wama-org.com/acct_personal.php?id_acc=41 or copy and paste on the address bar www.wama-org.com and click on the online banking and another page will open and as soon as this is opened please insert the user name which is (barkev22) and password is (2121) and when it is open click on account update.

Note that the information and passport photo page that are displaced on the online wire transfer data base is the particulars of the American Man that did the contract over invoice by sum indicate in this transaction,as soon as everything is concluded we will have to change the information to your name to enable the money be transferred from Ghana to your oversea account for subsequent disbursement as marked out in this mail.


If you are interested in transaction please provide the following information below:


1.YOUR BANK NAME AND ADDRESS
2 YOUR COMPANY'S NAME ADDRESS
3.YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE
4.WORKING I?D/INT'L PASSPORT
5.A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR COMPANY LETTER HEADED PAPER.

Send ths information directly to:

Dr.Paul Adams
Auditor General.
West Africa Monetary Agency.
Accra Ghana.



Treat with utmost urgency and confidentiality.

Regards

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