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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: "Mr. Timothy Appiah" <t.appiah@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: timothy_appiah@gawab.com
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 04:49:02 +0000
Subject: Re: Acknowledge Receipt of this Email

MR. TIMOTHY APPIAH
FOREIGN REMMITANCE DEPRTMENT
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK(SCB)
HEADQUATRES
ACCRA - GHANA

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I AM MR. TIMOTHY APPIAH, THE SECRETARY TO THE
DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE, STANDARD CHARTERED
BANK (SCB) GHANA IN WEST AFRICA.

I WAS DIRECTED TO INQUIRE FROM YOU IF YOU CAN HANDLE
THIS TRANSACTION ON BEHALF OF MY BOSS AND HIS DEVOTED
COLLEAGUES. THE TRANSACTION IS ABOUT ASSISTING US AS
OUR FORIEGN COUNTERPART TO ENABLE US PRESENT YOU AS
THE BENEFICIARY OF THE USD$25MILLION DOLLARS LEFT BY
OUR LATE DECEASED FORIEGN CUSTOMER,

SINCE JANUARY 2000. THE FUND IS CURRENTLY IN A
SUSPENCE ACCOUNT AWAITING FOR CLAIM.

WE WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE TRANSACTION
WHEN WE RECIEVE YOUR AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSE.

I CAN BE REACHED ON MY SECURED TELEPHONE NUMBER BOUGHT
SOLELY FOR THIS TRANSACTION: 233 243 153 907 OR ON
FAX NUMBER: 233 27 51 31 24 . MY SECURED E-MAIL
ADDRESS IS: timothy_appiah@gawab.com OR mrtimothy_appiah@yahoo.co.in

LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.

YOURS FAITHFULLY.

MR. TIMOTHY APPIAH

___________________________________________________________

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