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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: "MR PETER NANA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.peter.nana001@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 05:43:04 -0700
Subject: THANKS I HOPE I CAN CONFIDE IN YOU,

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Peter Nana the new appointed Regional Accountant Manager of Agricultural Development bank Takoradi Branch ,I kindly needed your foreign partnership in a deal which our bank figured out that there has been a dormant accounts laying in our bank since many years before I came to the banking office at Takoradi ,


Meanwhile when I went through the records I now find out that it was one Mr. Mark Swaray which the Next of kin was his only son Mr. Edward Swaray whom died out of shock in 2003 and since then the bank has not know anything about the dormant deposited funds, so last week here the barrister in charge of this little boy came saying as they do not have any other next of kin that I should have all the important documentations’ to look for a good foreign partner who can stand as the next of kin to the said funds, My dear there is no problem at all in this transaction and it is a drug free deal and non fraud transactions, I will tell you more as soon as you indicate an interest to this deal and all the documentations of the Swaray family will be send to you for verifications.


Thanks I hope I can confide in you, and after all this I will move to meet with you for our percentage as I cannot act much or bring a family as a banker, AND ME AND THE BARRISTER HAS COME TO A CONCLUSION THAT WE ARE GOING TO GIVE %20 OF THE FUNDS TO THE MOTHERLESS BABIES HOME? HOPE YOU ARE OK WITH THAT IDEA.

Mr. Peter Nana

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