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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: koffi ansah <kf_ansah2@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 14:50:41 +0000
Subject: BANK TREAT AS URGENT



Auditing and Accounting Unit
Foreign Operations Department
International Commercial Bank
Accra-Ghana West Africa.


Dear ,

I am Mr. KOFI ANSAH,one of the manager in charge of
Auditing and
Accounting section International Commercial Bank in
West Africa and
also Chairman of Investigating and Auditing Department
of this Bank.

With due respect and regard, I have decided to contact
you on a
Business Transaction that will be very beneficial to
both of us and
our families in future.

During our Investigation and Auditing in this Bank, my
department came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to one
Deceased Mr. Morris
Thompson 61 years, of Fairbanks, Alaska America who
died on January
31st 2000 with Alaska Airlines Flight 261. You can as
well confirm it
by yourself through under stated Website of the
incident
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
and if you want
to know more about the man himself, you can check
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html
As the
fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank
without any claim
of the fund in our custody either from his family or
relation because
he did not indicate any next of kin to this account
incase of death
such as these.

Although personally, I keep this information secret
within myself and
partners to enable the whole plans and idea be
profitable and
successful during the time of execution. The said
amount is U.S $25.5m
(Twenty Five Million, five hundred thousand United
States Dollars). As
it may interest you to know, I got your impressive
information through
one of my good friends who works with Chamber of
Commerce on foreign
business relations here in Accra-Ghana though I did
not disclose the
deal to him.

Meanwhile as a Senior Staff in this bank, and the
Director of Auditing
and Accounting, I have in my possession all the
necessary documents to
perfect this deal by making you the bonafide next of
kin/Partner whom
this money will be transferred into your account.

I need your assistance and co-operation to get this
deal done.Because
as a foreigner, you stand a better position to be
presented through
documentation as the next of kin/Partner since the
deceased is also a
foreigner, this is the reason why I could not do this
deal alone as a
Ghanaian and a Blackman as well.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is
100% risk free.
On smooth Conclusion of this transaction, you will be
entitled to 35%
of the total sum as gratification, while 1% will be
set aside to take
care of expenses that may arise during the time of
transfer and also
telephone bills, while 64% will be for me and my
partners.

Please, you have been advised to keep this "Top
Secret" as we are
still in service and intend to retire from service
after we conclude
this deal with you. And I assure you that this
transaction will not
last more than 10 working days and you confirm the
money in your
account.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this
bank until you
confirm the money in your account. And ask us to come
down to your
country for subsequent sharing of the fund according
to percentages
previously indicated and further investment, either in
your country or
any country you advice us to invest in.

All other necessary vital information will be sent to
you when I hear
from you. I suggest you get back to me as soon as
possible stating
your wish in this deal. I am expecting your urgent
reply as soon as you receive this message.


( God bless you And your family )


Best Regards,
Mr KOFI ANSAH.
_________________________________________________________________
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