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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: kojabaah.kb@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 18:11:23 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Hello, My Dear Friend


My name is Mr. Koja Baah. I am a Chief Finance Officer of a leading bank here in Ghana. I got your contact from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and The Ministry of

International Trade and Industry. I need your help to transfer the some US$12.5 Million dollars.

The money is part of the profits from our bank last year (2016). I have already submitted annual report for last year to my bank headquarters in Accra-Ghana, and they

did not notice the excess profits.

I deposited the US$12.5 Million dollars in an escrow account without a beneficiary (Anonymous) to avoid any trace.

Therefore i want you to come and stand as the beneficiary of the said amount in our bank here in Ghana, I will tell you the process as soon as i receive your full

acceptance, but i will not fail to remind you that the transaction is 100% risk free because all the legal procedures has been taken care of.

I will be waiting for your urgent responds via mail address:

kojabaah.kb@gmail.com

Sincerely,
Mr. Koja Baah

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