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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: IDDRISU MOHAMMED <da@bbotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:07:49 +0000
Subject: I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER INTERNATIONAL CAL BANK LTD





DEAR SIR

MY NAME IS MR.IDDRISU MOHAMMED. I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER INTERNATIONAL CAL
BANK LTD, TEMA GHANA , WEST AFRICA , I AM 49 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH TWO
LOVELY KIDS. I AM A MAN OF PEACE AND I DON?T WANT PROBLEMS, I ONLY HOPE YOU
CAN ASSIST ME. IF YOU DON?T WANT THIS PROPOSAL CAN YOU FORGET I EVER CONTACTED
YOU?

I HAVE PACKAGED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU AND I, AS THE
REGIONAL MANAGER OF INTERNATIONAL CAL BANK LTD, IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND IN A
FINANCIAL REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY ACCRA AT THE END OF
EACH BUSINESS YEAR. ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR 2008 BUSINESS REPORT. I
DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE EIGHT HUNDRED AND
FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$850,000.00) ONLY WHICH MY HEAD
OFFICE ARE NOT AWARE OF AND WILL NEVER BE AWARE OF. I HAVE PLACED THIS FUNDS
ON WHAT WE CALL ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT WITH NO BENEFICIARY.

AS AN OFFICER OF THIS BANK I CANNOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THIS MONEY, SO MY
AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
AND GET 25% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AS COMMISSION.THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK
INVOLVED, IT WILL BE A BANK TO BANK TRANSFER, ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND
CLAIM AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUNDS WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH MY
BRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICE CAN ORDER THE TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK
ACCOUNT. IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

KINDLY RESPOND TO ME IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

YOURS TRULY

IDDRISU MOHAMMED.

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