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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: wiwajack@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 17:43:26 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=3AWIWA=20JACK?=

FROM MR. WIWA JACK.
OFFSHORE PAYMENT OFFICER
SAVANA ALLIED BANK (GHANA)LIMITED
ADDRESS: #14 KWAME NKRUMAH AVE,ACCRA GHANA.


Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Wiwa Jack, the Offshore Payment Officer at the SAVANA ALLIED BANK
(GHANA)LIMITED and close friend to Late Mr. Adams Morgan,from your country.
First, I got your contact address through YOUR COUNTRY CHAMBER OF COMMERNCE
WEBSITE DIRECTORY

In my files I discovered that my customer abandoned sum of US$9million (Nine
Million United states Dollars) in our bank SAVANA ALLIED BANK (GHANA)LIMITED.
On a record before my department I was made to know that on the 1st of June
2002, him and his family were involved in a car accident along Kumasi-Aburi
Express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace your name
as his relatives because he is from same country with you.
Since I got information about his death, My office has been expecting his
next of kin to come over and make claim of this money which is currently
deposited in our custody because the SAVANA ALLIED BANK (Gh)Ltd cannot release
it directly to me or any other person unless somebody applies for the release
of it as next of kin to the deceased as indicated in our mutual agreement
(Between THE DECEASED and the SAVANA ALLIED BANK (GHANA)LIMITED MANAGEMENT),
unfortunately his supposed next of kin died along with him at the Fatal
auto crash.


It therefore upon discovery the ugly news that I now decided to make business
with you to direct you on how to apply with this office (SAVANA ALLIED BANK
Gh Ltd) to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my friend before
they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank. The request
of a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact
that my customer was a foreigner and the next of kin died been the wife
died alongside with him and also a citizen of Ghana cannot stand as next
of kin to a foreigner.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two year
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this account
valued at USD$9million can be paid to you and then you and l can share the
money. 60% to me and 40% to you, I have two necessary legal documents that
can be used to backup any claim we may make. All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of the law.

Please endeavour to contact me immediately through my private and confidential
Email Address as indicated (wiwajack21960@latinmail.com)
Expecting a positive response soonest.

Sincerely yours,
Mr.Wiwa Jack
Reply only with this email: wiwajack21960@latinmail.com



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