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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: "Barr.Emiko Tetteh" <barr.emikotetteh@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 04:24:18 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS FROM BARRISTER EMIKO TETTEH.UN.

BARRISTER EMIKO TETTEH (Esq.)
Senior partner
United Nation Barrister.
Located at no 6 Teshie road
opposite Ghana high court of justice
here is my chamber address
office line 00233302954197,
mobile phone 00233548177060.


ATTENTION: GOOD BENEFICIARY,

INTRODUCTION:

I am BARRISTER EMIKO TETTEH (Esq.) A Solicitor and Senior Partner United
Nation, and I'm contacting you in regards of the Africa Union Representative
here in Africa who has Mandated me as you PERSONAL BARRISTER and to take
care of all your transaction here in Africa because of the report reaching
us about some individual who has decided to collaborate together to give you
wrong information that will never receive from Africa.

I make it clear to you that there was a meeting held on Saturday last week
on how to put stop to the population of scammed who are about 60%of the
other citizen and we were given the go ultimatum to bring to book any client
that contacted any foreigner if there transaction is not real and this is
how you can help us out.

And i we Help you get all your fund pending here for many year in Bank, and
some Police Custody, and security company, release to you with my UN power
without no delay.And I want to also inform you that after our last general
congress meeting, your name was mention that you are a good beneficiary who
have help poor Africa refugee children and that you are worthy to be given
good well ambassador in the united nation office in Ghana.`and for
information when you be come the ambassador of refugee for Africa 15%of
beneficiary that is receiving from African will be into your account there
in your country, and also
by this you have the power to do anything here in African also all your
pending fund will be approved immediately without any intersection So in
that case i was assign to work with you as your personal legal adviser and
also to help you work out the confirmation process as the ambassador to the
united nation which you have to take up your position here in Ghana as your
designated area of assignment as soon as you receive this email get back to
me with your full information for me to get you the form from the ambassador
office here
in Ghana and in Spain.

1) You must not agree to accept any business from African or most especially
in Nigerian /Ghana that has became the play ground for scammer and fraud
stars from Nigerian/Ghana,without the knowledge of your attorney and
representative to verify or confirm for you.

(2) For your information if any body call you in the name of transaction,
business here in African or particular Ghana, the contact detail of your
attorney and representative here in Ghana and ask him or her to contact Me
as your lawyer here in west Africa Country in all
over the World Ghana,Nigeria Lome Togo and if failure to do so you are not
interested But if not then he or she is a SCAM.

(3) YOU ARE TO FORWARD ALL EMAILS YOU RECEIVE FROM PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD
SUCH AS GHANA, NIGERIA REPUBLIC OF BENIN, MALAYSIA, LONDON, USA,CANADA ETC
TO ME AND I WILL CHECK ON THEM.

PLEASE GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR ID OR PASS PORT NUMBER LET START TO
WORK IMMEDIATELY.

If you can fellow up with this simple instruction therefore you will give a
true testimony of any business or every business that you involved here in
Ghana or west African as a whole.

Good News to you this year 2011 shall be your year, Favor to you and your
family and Believe in God.It is your tune for you to receive all your fund
now in Jesus name.

PROPOSAL:

Furthermore, I will send you a personal verification code that you will be
using from now on. This code will serve as identifier, if anybody should
call you from Africa, you will ask him or her that what is the code given to
you from Africa union? If he is able to give you currently your personal
identification code, then he or she is realfrom Africa.

Notice to you from the last meeting that we hold in Adisa baba in Ethiopian
and we come together that all beneficiary most be giving a code from the
united nation because of those scammer that are be calming and impersonating
our office that they are united nation
barrister ,so right now here is the CODE 1984.So that in case if any body
call you that his a united nation barrister kindly ask him or her that what
is the code that united nation to him for all barrister united nation and if
the person cannot tell you the code giving by the
united nation barrister just know that person is a scam.

And i advice you not to give the code out to any body,because if you give it
out to any body they can use it to scam beneficiary .Your personal
verification code is 1984.

Thanks for your sincere understanding. I wish to hear from you soon next.

N.B: This is been approved by the African Union The name of (AU)Chairman,
Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in collaboration with the United Nation (UN) Secretary
General Mr. Ban Ki Moon, including the President of the United State of
America President of Ghana Pr. John
E. Atta Mills, and the America President PR. Barrack Obama,And the president
Nigeria Dr,Good luck Jonathan,for you to receive all your fund here in
Africa from A-Z.

Yours Faithfully,
BARRISTER EMIKO TETTEH (Esq.)
+233548177060.
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