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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: "Edward Addo" <edwardaddo24@gmail.com>
Reply-To: edwardaddo240@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 00:26:52 +0300
Subject: Greeting" Please Reply Back




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Good-Day,

I am a politician and a member of Ghana's executive committee on contract
awards. My Name is Mr. Edward Addo. The reason of relating to you is to
aid me in securing some money oversea for protected custody which I
deliberately reserved for funding of my senatorial elections campaign
under the party leadership of National Patriotic Party (NPP) this years
December 2016, regrettably for me I lost the senatorial candidate seat
during a conducted election primary.

As an executive member on contract award committee, I was able to dump
some kickback money emanated from award of contracts awarded to Japanese
and German companies in a security vault with a commercial bank in Ghana
pending when I will found a reliable individual to budge out the fund from
Ghana to offshore bank account for a company venture.

Contacting you arose from the fact that the present ruling government
vowed to crack down on past immediate administrative functionaries of
(NPP) and trying to trace all the resources that was made through contract
awards and other mouth watering deals during our tenure in the office from
the year 2004 to 2012, if they succeed in tracing this fund to me, they
will confiscate it and thereby devastating my life time opportunities.

It become paramount for me to move this fund in a foreigner's name to keep
away from any trace. What I require from you is a promise that you can
hold the total sum involved Nineteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars contentedly and that I can also have confidence you.

I want you to instantly inform me of your readiness in supporting and
co-operating with me in receiving the above sum in your account, That will
enable me send you complete details of this business deal.

Thanks
Edward Addo

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