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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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Fraud email example:

From: Ernest Obeng <nopoku2015@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ernestobee16@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 07:17:21 -0500
Subject: Greetings" From Ernest, Kindly Reply Back

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Hello,

I am a politician representing my constituency at just concluded
election in Ghana and also a member of Ghana's executive committee on
contract awards. My Name is Mr. Ernest Obeng. 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 parliamentary elections
campaign under the party leadership of the National Democratic Congress
(NDC) this years December 7th 2016, regrettably for me I lost the
parliamentary seat to the opposition party The New Patriotic Party
(NPP).

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-elect government
vowed to crack down on our administrative functionaries of (NDC) and
will trace all the resources that was made through contract awards and
other mouth watering deals during our tenure in the office from the year
2008 to 2016, 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 (US$19.5M) 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
Ernest Obeng.

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