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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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Fraud email example:

From: Pascal Akossa <pascalakosaa5@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 18:11:53 +0000
Subject: Hello Your Urgent Response is needed


My name is Mr.Pascal Akossa,the Finance director Cal Merchant Bank Limited Ghana.I got your contact in my search in the internet and i am writing you this proposal in good faith,I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and I,it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office at the end of each business year. On the course of the last year 2013 business report, I discovered that my branch office made excess profit of (US$7.5MILLION).

I have placed these funds in Cal Bank escrow account with no beneficiary. As an officer of this bank I cannot be directly connected to this money, so my aim of contacting you is to present you as the beneficiary so that my head office will facilitate the funds into your account and you get 30% of the total funds as your commission.I want to explain to you further about this transaction. Firstly this funds originated from Cal Bank, in one of the Bank where I am presently a Financial Director, so due to the fact that our Bank Headquarters wants a general auditing to commence and if this funds is discovered it will be seized by the bank and forfeited forever.

I therefore deemed it right to use my good office to move these funds from Cal Merchant Bank to any account you will provide as the Rightful beneficiary to this fund. As i talk to you now the funds is presently deposited in an escrow account in Cal Merchant Bank with no beneficiary. And a gain i must not fail to inform you that a transaction on business venture of this kind does not come up always in one's life, but when it falls into our hands, one should be obliged to receive it. I want to go straight to the point and inform you why and what purpose I contacted you for and how we can best conclude this transaction smoothly without wasting time having done my home work very well and concluded it.

Like as i said you should not view this as being illegal but an opportunity for us to enrich our hope in life instead of the bank converting this money to the security funds. You should not nurse any atom of fear as all required document are with me and all arrangements have been made by me for the smooth transfer of these funds into your account

However, considering my 12 years experience in the banking industry and the manipulation I have perfected already, All I need from you is your sincerity of purpose and trust.I must assure you, on my part you are safe and lucky, and I expect to get the same assurance on your part for peace of mind that at the end of the business when this funds would be sitting in your account I shall not have any cause for regrets.

Now, to tell you what is on board, it is very simple, to assure you of the nature of my work,You are advised to send to me these below information and also with your drivers license or any of your id card to enable us progress into the next step of this transaction.I will forward you a text of Application that will be used for the successful transfer of the Fund into your account. It should be completed and signed with date and full name of the receiving account beneficiary,and email it to the Bank.

Be rest assured that,I am the one who contacted you in this regard and it is a great honor for you to be chosen in this dispensation. You have to put all your focus into this business to see us achieve quick results. Kindly tell me more about yourself, family and your business. It has been my dream to manage my own business and I think God has answered me by making this transaction possible.

You can call me if you need more clarification on this number +233231215875.Let me tell you one more thing,i will like you to keep every thing secret until the fund is in your nominated bank account.If you can work hand to hand with the bank this fund will be in your account within 7 working days.Kindly reply with the information below if it interest you to be a collaborator to this Golding opportunity which i have in this bank today.

Full Name: __________________
Address: ___________________
Nationality: ___________________
Age: _______ ___________________
Occupation: _____________________
Phone:________________ Fax:___________________
Cell phone: ___________________________
Country of Origin: ____________________

Thanks and God bless you
Mr.Pascal Akossa
Tel:+233231215875.

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