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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: "Dr. Edwin kaso" <ed_20002007@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:59:55 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT



I am Dr.Edwin kaso and Loans Director of
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL Bank Ltd,
Ghana.
Our bank has received a 'World Bank' grant of US$
200
million Dollars to effect industrial and trade
projects within and outside Africa. I write this
letter to you with due respect for the establishment
in your country in areas of real estate,
transportation and manufacturing.
With my position as the Credit and Loans Director in
our bank I have concluded arrangement to faciliate the
securing and approving a loan of about US$ 7 million
to an offshore industralist whom I will team up with
to establish any of the above mentioned ventures in
your country. It will interest me if you can make a
feasiblity study of these projects as to determine
their profitablity in your country within 4 years of
operation.
On the maturity for the repayment of this loan, I will
with my position write this loan off as bad and
doubtfully debt. However, we shall engage the services
of a registered stock exchange company here in Ghana,
to stand as a guarantor of this loan.However, the
share holding ratio will be 40% for you as a director
to oversee the management of the company and 55% for
me as the major financier of this project,5% FOR THE
COMPANY THAT WILL GUARANTEE IT.
I will not apply for this loan directly or guarantee
it .
This will be done through you by the help of a stock
exchange company that will guarantee it.
This is to ensure safetyness of my position
,transperacy and accountability of my office.
I therefore need your full name,,a copy of your valid
passport ,contact address,phone number and banking
details to help me file in the application for loan in
your name and shall in turn select one of the
stock exchange companies
here ,requesting them of their service to guarantee
this loan.Upon the securement and approval of this loan my
representative(an industrialist ) will come to you and will help manage the
investment on my behalf.
Do not hesitate to reply me urgently if you are
interested in this project.
Thanks.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Edwin kaso

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