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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: Kwadwo Afari-Gyan <test@mi-elearn.net>
Reply-To: kwadwoafri@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 05:19:15 -0500
Subject: willing to





Hello

How are you doing, I hope all is well with you and your family?

However, I guess this letter will come to you as a surprise since I
had no previous correspondence with you. I am retired Electoral
commission Chairman in June this year,by name (PROF. Kwadwo
Afari-Gyan) when i was in office i was Contract Review Panel (CRP).
The committee was inaugurated by the Ghana Parliamentary Committee to
review all
contracts awarded by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

We came across your contact in our search for a reliable person to
assist us in executing a very confidential transaction involving the
fund transfer of $9,5million . The fund is not connected with arms,
drugs or money laundering, it is a product of an over invoiced
contract awarded in 2012 by INEC to a foreign company for the supply
of electronic materials and voter cards reading machines needed for
the 2012 general electoral registration.

The contract has been executed and payment of the actual contract
amount has been paid to the foreign contractor. The balance of the
actual contract is what my colleague and I want to transfer out into a
reliable foreign account.

If you are interested in the proposal kindly get back to me by sending
me your letter of acceptance along with your direct telephone,contact
address & company if any. For
your support and partnership, please reply me to negotiate your
percentage you wish to be paid when the funds are transferred into
your bank account.

Further details about this transaction will be discussed in the
subsequent correspondence. Note also that the particular nature of
your business is irrelevant to this transaction and all local contacts
and arrangements are in place for a smooth and successful conclusion
of this transaction.
Thank you as we await your response.
Yours sincerely,
Prof.Kwadwo Afari-Gyan
kwadwoafri@gmail.com


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