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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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Fraud email example:

From: <kojolucas002@talktalk.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:49:30 +0000
Subject: Greetings: Response Needed





Mr. Kojo Mike Lucas

Accra - Ghana.                                                                                                 

+ 233 243 026144

Efax No.: +44-870-8316715

Good day,

Happy New Year. I am sure this letter will come to you as a surprise because myself who is the writer have not in anyway come in close contact with you except that my search for a good and reliable person I could confined on to carry out successfully a little business I have at hand.

My names are Kojo Mike Lucas, a Ghanaian from West African sub region. I work as a stockbroker with The Ghana Stock Exchange for 15 years now. A devoted Christian and married with three children.

Last year, a contract was awarded to a foreign company here in Ghana by the World Health Organization to supply antenatal and post-natal drugs to the rural dwellers and also a retrovirus drugs for HIV/AIDS patients. The money that was meant for the procurements of these drugs was first deposited in the Bank where a friend of mind works. Using his position in the Bank, he brought the total money to the Stock Exchange market and we traded with it before the contractors/suppliers applied to the bank to withdraw the money for the said purpose.

Now that the money has been recalled and the contractors withdrew it to carry out their project, the dividend/gain we made from the turnover of the total money is $1, 230,000.00 (One Million, Two Hundred and Thirty Thousand US Dollars only). What I only want you to do for me is just to use your name to claim the money from the Stock Exchange Market because I will programmed your name in our electronic system/database as the owner/beneficiary of the $1,230,000.00 which you traded with us.

As you know, the money involved is a little above $1,000,000.00; we will not go through the rigorous process involved in money/wire transfer here in Africa. We will instruct our accredited bank to raise a certified bank draft that is valued the said amount with a draft certification in your name to enable your local bank accept and honor the draft for payment in your name.

Please I would prefer to elaborate the modalities to you in details only when you accepted to do the business with me. We will also discuss what will be your share for assisting me. You can send me a mail or as well call me on the phone number below or write to me through fax, email or telephone for proper discussion on this.

Thank you,

Kojo Lucas

Alt email: kojolucas@ubbi.com

KOJO LUCAS



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