419 scam: "Mr. Goodluck Nana" <mr.goodlucknana3@gmail.com> Dear Friend

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mr.goodlucknana5@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Goodluck Nana" <mr.goodlucknana3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.goodlucknana5@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:20:01 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend

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Dear Friend,

I am glad to communicate with you, please read this letter to your
understanding. I am Mr. Goodluck Nana of No. 8 Jayee Street McCarthy
South Road Accra Ghana. I am a Caregiver; I am contacting you based on a
(Dormant Account) owned by Late Eng. William Rogers whose death occurred
on the attacked by the protesting villagers in Kumasi Gold Mining
Village. Unfortunately, Late Eng. William Rogers lost his life on the
tragedy. Late Eng. William Rogers is a citizen of your country he was
previously an assistant project engineer for Gold Chase Mining Company
Accra Ghana. My late father used to be his personal lawyer before his
death and since then the bank where he deposited US$1,960,000.00Million
has been sending notice to my father chamber post office box and I am
privileged to receive those letter and read them and from my findings
from Late Eng. William Rogers he did not have any child, her wife
divorced and took his property 2 years before his death and it has
completed 3 (Three) years since after the tragedy that took his life and
all his properties was repatriated to Gold Chase Housing Estate.

I am contacting you because my father who was his personal attorney has
hand over the documents related to the fund to me and the bank believe
that through his chambers we can get his next of kin or relation to
claim the fund US$1,960,000.00Million. The law will not be against us if
we are able to get someone from your country who can stand in the place
of his next of kin or relative to claim the fund and we give our
guidance from here so that is the reason I am contacting you because the
bank is about to take possession of the fund because of long delays in
his (Dormant Account) which is the notice we just received from the
bank. Note that this claim will remain at the same sharing ratio of 50 /
50 to you and my family which I am here to represent so I will give you
all the guidance as soon as you contact me with your (Full Names,
Contact Address, Phone Numbers and Identity Photograph) And be rest
assured that your information is save with me and is not going to be
used for another purpose than to see this transaction through for the
fund release and transfer to your bank account.

I look forward hearing from you as you read and understand this mail.

Regards,
Mr. Goodluck Nana.
Email:mr.goodlucknana5@gmail.com

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