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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: "Dr.Kwame Agyemang" <dr_agyemang77x@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: drkwame_agyemang01@gawab.com
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 09:45:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: IT IS MY PLEASURE TO CONTACT YOU


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: dr_agyemang77x@yahoo.com

AUDITOR AND ACCOUNTANT GENERAL

FOREIGN REMMITTANCE DEPARTMENT

INTER COMMERCIAL BANK GHANA LIMITED

PLOT NO.4 DR. KINGSTON AVE,KANESHIE BRANCH,

ACCRA-GHANA.


Dear Beloved Friend,


I am Dr.Kwame Agyemang, the Controller General in charge of Auditing and account, Foreign Remittance Department Inter Commercial Bank Ltd, Accra Ghana. With due respect and regard to your person. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us and our families as well.


During a thorough investigation and auditing in this Bank. I discovered a very huge sum of money belonging to one Mr.Carlest Albertos Cesar. a Colombian drug baron who was incidentaly shot dead on attempt to arrest the syndicate by Anti Drug Law Agents known as OPERATION SWEEP at his hide-out Hotel on 6th May 1995. and since then his funds has been dormant in his escrow call account with this Bank without any claim of this funds in our custody either from his family or relatives because he did not disclose any Beneficiary to this account in case of death such as this.


Although personally, I kept this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be profitable and successfull to us during the time of execution. the said amount is (US$21M USD) Twenty One Million United States Dollars. As it may interest you to know. I got your impressive contact on the internet through review on Chamber of Commerce on foreign business relations accross African continent.


Meanwhile, as a Senior Staff in this Bank and also the Auditor and Accountant General. I have in my possession all the necessary documents to perfect this deal by making you the bonafide Beneficiary whom this money will be officially transfered into his account with legal approval of this bank.


I need your assistance and co-operation to get this deal done perfectly. Because as a foreigner you stand a better position to be presented through documentations as the sole Beneficiary of the fund. I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction. you will be entitled to 40% of the total sum as gratification. However, by virtue of my position as civil servant I cannot acquire this money in my name. So I have therefore been delegated as a matter of trust to look for an Overseas partner into whose account I would transfer this funds. Adequate logistics and strategies had been worked out to ensure a successful transaction.


Perharps, I intend to use 20% of my own share in building an orphanage homes and sponsoring charity organizations and NGO's nation wide. Rather than puting the fund into the bank's treasury as unclaimed fund.


Please you have been advised to keep this transaction"Top Secret" since I am still in Service and intend to retire from service after I have concluded this deal with you. And I assure you that this transaction will not last more than six (6) working days for you to confirm that the money has been transfered into your foreign account.


I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this Bank and update you with factual informations until you confirm the money in your account and ask me to come over to your country for subsequent sharing of the funds according to the percentages previously indicated. Since it wise and obvious that i must not be directly involved in the fund transfer processes here in this bank due to my position as a member staff of this bank to avoid attracting undue attention my person and the fund at large, and that is the ethics of the profession.


All other necessary vital informations will be sent to you when I hear your positive response indicating your willingness to participate in the fund transfer processes to ensure success. I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this deal.


I am expecting your urgent reply as soon as you received this message disclosing your full names,Tel / Fax numbers and contact address for urgent communications and also to enable me transform the documents to your name and favour as the sole beneficiary.


Your's Faithfully,


Dr.Kwame Agyemang.

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