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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: Stephen Mensah <stephmensah01@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:07:46 -0800
Subject: Greetings to you

*Greetings to youI am The Branch Manager of a leading Bank here in Ghana; I
am seeking your co-operation to present you to my bank head office as the
official partner to Dr. George Brumley, our late customer who was a
well-known philanthropist to many charitable causes worldwide.Before he
died in 2003, he made a deposit to the tune of US$12,500,000.00 Twelve
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which he intended to
donate to charitable causes in Africa. His intentions were clearly stated
in the documents he issued to our Bank and the documents are still
intact.Dr. George Brumley, was a retired American physician based in
Atlanta. He was involved in an air crash along with his wife and only
daughter. Other family members who could have claim this fund also died
along with - you can confirm from the link
below:http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html
<http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html>No other
person knows about the details and vital documents of this account.My
intention is to use my influence to inscribe your name and information in
the documents as the official partner to Dr. George Brumley appointed to
continue his charitable causes worldwide.I want to emphasize here that this
deal is free from any form of risk from both parties as great care has been
exercised in perfecting it, and therefore, I enjoin you to approach it with
an open mind and without any fear whatsoever. As a deal, I also make haste
to advise that you should be private about it. WhatsApp or call
me.Sincerely,Mr.Stephen MensahPhone +233276274159*

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