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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.Kwame Frank" <kwame1frank@tiscali.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kwamefrank@k.ro
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:30:22 +0000
Subject: Urgent Response Needed

>From the desk of Mr.Kwame Frank
Special Adviser to the Senate Head Republic of Ghana.
Email,kwamefrank@k.ro
Ph; 233-243-167-657

Dear Sir,

I hope that this mail will not be an embarrassment to you;my name is
Mr.Kwame Frank. The Special Adviser of the embattled ex-Senate president of the
Ghana who is under detention at the moment.

Just recently I went to see him in his detention place he confidently
told me that he has some amount of money Deposited in a Bank here in Ghana
and after he told me where to see the certificate of deposit which I saw
intact.

A total of $6M was deposited now since we (Service members) are closely
monitored by the incumbent government. We wish to employ your services to act as
our Fund Manager abroad to claim this sum from the bank and invest the
money in your country till we are ready to come over to take over the
investment from you.

All you will do is to apply with the bank for the claim of the fund into
your account .Then we will write an order for the bank to transfer the
money into the account that you send for the transaction and once this is
achieved the name that was bearing on the Deposit slip will be completely erased
from the transaction and it make the whole thing risk free.

Upon request I will send to you a copy of the application and the full
contact of the bank for you to contact them as the Oversea Fund Manager.

Considering the effort you will put in the transaction starting from
the setting of the account to the investment of the money we are willing to
concede 25% of the money to you as compensation, while we will write an asset
management agreement between us for you to invest the remaining 75% on our behalf.

We will want to know you well and therefore you are expected to send to
us your CV, information as well as any Other means of proper
Identification. Even though the transaction will be based on mutual trust.

Please if this proposal interests you, please make sure you get back to
me as soon as possible via my direct line and email as stated above.
Please keep this matter as a top secret till the end of the transaction.

N:B Please reply through my private mail kwamefrank@k.ro

Regards
Mr.Kwame Frank
Email,kwamefrank@k.ro
Ph; 233-243-167-657


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