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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: GEN OSSEI ATA <general_ossei_ata2007@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 12:46:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS MAIL


ATTEN;


I AM GENERAL OSSEI ATA,CHIEF CONTROLLER GENERAL OF THE KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN GHANA,I AM MAILING YOU INRESPECT OF YOUR (4) FOUR CONSIGNMENT WHICH IS PRESENTLY IN OUR WARE HOUSE.WITH REGARDS HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT LEAD COMMITEE ON CONSIGNMENTS RELEASE TO RESPECTIVE BENEFICIARY,WHICH WAS HEADED BY IS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GHANA.PRESIDENT (JOHN A,KUFOUR.)THAT GAVE US THE AUTHORITY TO RELEASE ALL CONSIGNMENT TO THEIR RESPECTIVE AND RIGHTFULL OWNERS,WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT THE PRESIDENT HAS INSTRUCT US THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIR GHANA TO RELEASE ALL CONSIGNMENT IN THE WARE HOUSE WITH A COPY OF THE PRESIDENT RELEASE FORM,IT IS SO BECAUSE OF THE YEARS THIS CONSIGNMENT HAS BEEN IN THE WAREHOUSE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN PAYING SECURITYS INCHARGE OF IT ,WITH THIS LEAD COMMITEE ON CONSIGNMENT RELEASE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN 3RD OF OCTOBER TO DESPACHED ALL CONSIGNMENT TO THEIR RESPECTIVE RECIPIENTS TO EUROPE,

YOUR REGARDS
GEN,OSSEI ATA
THE CHIEF CONTROLLER GENERAL
















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