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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: "farouk mensah" <faroukmensah4@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 04:52:09 +0100
Subject: URGENT BUSSINES PROPOSAL IN FIVE DAYS


FROM:FAROUK MENSAH

PLEASE CLICK ON THIS SITE FIRST:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/be

nin.crash/index.html

DEAR SIR,

MY NAME IS FAROUK MENSAH, I AM A GHANIAN AND BY VIRTURE OF PROFESSION ,A
BANKER.I AM THE

REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF A FIRST GENERATION BANK ,HERE IN GHANA.I AM MARRIED
WITH THREE

CHILDREN.



DURING OUR RECENT AUDIT WE DISCOVERED A DORMANT ACCOUNT CONTAINING US$7.5M,
[SEVEN MILLION,

FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ,UNITED STAES DOLLARS]. THERE HAS NEITHER BEEN ANY
WITHDRAWAL NOR

DEPOSIT TRANSACTION IN THIS VERY ACCOUNT UNDER STUDY SINCE DECEMBER, 2003.
MY OFFICE

DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WITH AN AIM OF TRACING THE ACCOUNT
OWNER.WE

DISCOVERED THAT THE ACCOUNT OWNER IS A LABANESE WHO DIED A LONG TIME AGO IN
THE ILL FATED

PLANE CRASH OF DECEMBER,2003 IN THE REPUBLIC OF BENIN. THE ACCOUNT OWNER HAS
NEITHER A NEXT

OF KIN NOR FAMILY TRACES IN HIS ACCOUNT OPENING FORMS AND FILE.



BASED ON THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA GOVERNMENT POLICY AND EDICT GUIDING FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION

TRANSACTIONS, WE ARE OBLIGED TO REPORT ANY ACCOUNT WITHOUT TRANSACTION FOR
FIVE YEARS TO THE

GOVERNMENT. THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS LEFT FOR OUR BANK NOW SINCE DECEMBER 2008
WILL MAKE IT A

FULL FIVE YEARS OF NO TRANSACTION STATUS.THE OPTIONS ARE WE REPORT TO THE
GOVERNMENT AND

HAVE THE FUNDS DELIVERED TO OUR NATIONAL TREASURY OR DO A DEAL WITH ANY
WILLING PARTNER WHO

WILL STAND AS A NEXT OF KIN TO THE DEPOSITOR AND BENEEFICIARY.I REQUEST YOU
IN ALL TRUTH TO

PLEASE PARTNER WITH ME AND HAVE THIS FUND KEPT ON OUR BEHALF.WE PROMISE TO
DISBURSE THIS

FUND ON A 60% - 40$ PERCENTAGE.THE 60% FOR US AND THE 40% FOR YOU AS THE
CUSTODIAN OF THE

FUND PENDING OUR PLANNED INVESTMENTS IN YOUR COUNTRY.WE HAVE A LIFE TIME
OPPORTUNITY ON OUR

HANDS AS WE GAIN NOTHING DISCLOSING THIS FINDING TO OUR GOVERNMENT.PLEASE
THINK ABOUT THIS

AND CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY. I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS DEAL IS 100% RISK FREE
AND GUARANTEED IN

5 DAYS.

BE ASSURED THAT THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING THE FUND FUND WILL STRICTLY BE A
BANK TO BANK

KEY TESTED WIRE TRANSFER [K.T.T].

YOURS,

FAROUK MENSAH

DIRECT TELEPHONE:+233 207 471222



N.B : PLEASE VIEW THIS SITE TO CONFIRM THIS PROPOSAL.KINDLY GIVE THIS DEAL
THE URGENCY IT

DEMANDS AS WE HAVE ONLY SIX MONTHS LEFT [2008].

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/be nin.crash/index.html< /SPAN
<faroukmensah4@gmail.com>

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