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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: John Brown <fbi.cyberwatch101investigation@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 14:22:18 +0000
Subject: DID YOU ASSIGN MR. RICHARD TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS?

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
WASHINGTON D.C ROOM, 7367
J. EDGAR HOOVER FBI BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
NW WASHINGTON, DC 20535, 0001.


FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET

We sincerely apologize for sending you this sensitive information via
e-mail instead of a certified mail, phone call or a face-to-face
conversation, it is
due to the urgency and importance of the security information involve.
In the quest to cushion the effect of the global financial crisis,
American government
through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington, DC and
the Internet Crime Complaint Center (ic3) has signed an agreement with
West African
Nigeria and Ghana for an immediate release of all overdue funds
presently logged in their treasury and ensure it is disbursed to the
rightful beneficiaries
in any part of the world. If you the beneficiary would adhere to this
notification it will help stabilize the various economies of the world
and reduce the
effect of this depressing recession.

Prior to this agreement our team of security experts has swung into
action for transparency and accountability of this periodic project.
The Federal Bureau
of Investigation (Global Intelligence, Cyber Division) saddled with
the responsibility of monitoring activities going on over the internet
have discovered
your name in the list of unpaid contractors and it might interest you
to know that we have conducted a comprehensive investigation on this
discovery as
stipulated on our protocol of operation and have confirmed that the
inheritance fund was endorsed in your favor and it is 100% genuine and
hitch free from
all facets. You have the lawful right to contact the appropriate
authority to claim your payment without further delay.

Further findings revealed that some corrupt ex- government officials
are conniving with some officials of Nigeria Federal Ministry of
Finance and that of
Ghana too to change your account and transfer your inheritance funds
to a strange account in Canada through a man by the name Mr. Richard
Guavin who
purported to be your cousin, he presented some necessary
documentations evidencing your claim purported to have been signed by
you for to the release of your
contract fund valued USD $11,200,000.00 (Even million Two hundred
thousand United States dollars).

Mr. Richard Guavin bank details:

Scotia Bank
314 Harwood ave. s unit
Hpo5 Ajax, ont. l1s 2ji, Canada.
Account Number: 321020072923
Account Name: Mr. Richard N Guavin

As a matter of urgency, you are requested to contact the Central Bank
of Ghana to confirm that Mr. Richard Guavin is your true
representative, so that
Central Bank of Ghana will disburse the inheritance fund to the bank
account above and update their payment record but if this Mr. Richard
Guavin is not your
cousin/representative ensure you send a disclaimer to the executive
governor of the Central Bank of Ghana and instruct him to remit your
fund to you without
delay via an ATM/Visa digital card which is the most secured way to
receive fund of such magnitude. Below is the officially established
email address of the
Central Bank of Ghana (BOG).

Name: Dr. Henry kofi Wampah
Office Address: Central Bank of Ghana,
Ussher Town, Accra BOX GP 2693, Ghana.
Email: foreignremitdept.cbg@pochta.com


We advise that you go ahead in dealing with the Central Bank of Ghana
with the address above and be assured that we are monitoring all their
activities as
well as your correspondence at all level. If you are presently dealing
with any financial institution(s) or person(s) claiming to have
relevance to the
payment of your overdue funds out-side the above financial institution
you are warned in your own interest to stop further communication. Be
informed that any delay in reaction to this letter will be assumed
that Mr. Richard Guavin is your true representative and the funds will
be remitted into the nominated bank account that he has provided. The
Central Bank of Ghana will not be held responsible for any wrong
transfer made due to your inability to furnish them with
proper/correct information. If you need further assistance and
direction, contact us via our free domain network email address
:(fbi.cyberwatch101investigation@gmail.com).

Yours Faithfully,
Agent John Brown,
Assistant Director, FBI Cyber Division.

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