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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: ANOTHONY CHAMBERS <anthonyt_chambers3@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: tanthony_chambers@excite.com
Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 12:43:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hand Of Assistance


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: anthonyt_chambers3@yahoo.com

Sir,


My name is Barrister Tony Anthony, 41 years.I am a former Attorney with West African Clearing House(WACH) Accra Ghana. I joined the services of this company in 1997. I got the information concerning you and your company from our Chamber of Commerce here and after due consultation, I decided to contact you believing that by the grace of God that you will be my partner in this business.


I have worked with this company for eight years, within this period of

time I watched with meticulous precision on how African Head of State

and government functionaries have been moving huge sums of money (Dollars, PoundSterling,French Franc, Cash) to their foreign partners. They bring in these consignment of money cash and secretly declare the content as jewelleries, Gold, Precious Stones, Family Treasure, Documents, etc.MobutuSese Seko of Zaire, Fodey Sankoy of Sierra Leone, Felix Houphet Buigny of Ivory Coast, Konnan Bdie of Ivory Coast, etc. These people have consignments deposited with West African Clearing Houseand their foreign partners, Relatives and next of kins are claiming mostof these consignment and a lot more are laying here unclaimed for as much as 7 years, as no available information to anybody except the depositors,and most of them were dead.


Since the inception of the year 2000, West African Clearing House Management changed the procedure of claiming of consignments. As soon as you are able to produce all the secret information as contained in the secret

file of the company as regard the consignment, it will be released to

you upon demand.From our records before i resign, more than 18 consignment belonging to these peoplehas been claimed in the past years and this is why I am seeking for your co-operation and assistance.


Early the year 2005 before i resign,Mrs. Stella Obasanjo, wife of the President of the federal repulic of Nigeria deposited 35.5 million United State Dollars

($35.5m USD) in the security company,she secretly declared it as a family treasure,this was to avoid traces,She told the management of the West African Clearing House that the consignment belong to his foreign partner.


Unfortunately,The worst happened recently. If you have been close to the news, am quite sure that you have heared of the death of Mrs Stella Obansanjo at a Spanish hospital. Since his death, no one knows about this transaction with this company (West African Clearing House) except me who acted as his attorney when he deposited the consignment.and i have resign since as the attorney of the company and now esterblished my own chamber. I have finished every arrangement for you to come and claim the consignment as the next of Kin to Mrs. Stella Obasanjo.


The procedure is very simple:-What you will do is very simple provide me with your particulars-Surname, First name, Address, Country of origin, company name if any. With these i will be able to first of all transfer the ownership of the fund to you by changing all the documents relating to the said trasaction. Once this is done,You Apply officially to the director of operation West African Clearing House, Accra – Ghana, Mr. Joseph Boateng,( which i will later give you their full information) for the release of consignment



They will demand for some documents and the security code of

the consignment, you will call on me to supply you with every detailed

information as regard the consignment. As soon as they have confirm

it to be correct, the company will invite you for the collection.


Nobody will ever know that I am involved in the deal. One thing i would like to make clear at this juncture is that you and I will have to share the fund on the percentage bases of 60% for me and 30% for you while we use 10% to settle all expenses more also you will make an arrangement on investments that I will invest my money in your country.


I assure you that this business is very very secured and risk free. I look forward to your kind gestue if the conditions are okay by you. you can get back to me on my private email address tanthony_chambers@excite.com


Please, if you are not interested on this proposals, kindly let me know.


Thanks


Regard


Barrister Tony Anthony

Barrister&Solicitors Of Supreme Courts Of Ghana


Anthony&Associates

6 Additrom Road off

Cocoa Board House

Adabraka ,Accra Ghana

Postal Address

P .O.Box AT 18974

Accra -North Ghana

Tel. 233 213 09980

Mob. 233 243 167 105

233 276 233035







- ANOTHONY CHAMBERS


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