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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: daniel_kwesi1@canada.com
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:02:21 -0800
Subject: URGENT


Dear sir,

I know this will come to you as a surprise, anyway i am
Daniel
Kwesi , a Ghanaian of 53years old, presently the branch
manager of GCB Bank, Takoradi branch.

I write to solicit for your permission ,If you will
sincerely and honestly accommodate the sum of $1. 5M
USD,(One Million, Five Hundred Thousand USD) in your
account?

The money in question belongs to our bank client who died in
a car accident and since i 've been unsuccesful in locating
the relatives for several years now. Consequently,The
Central Bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or will have the account
confiscated within the next 14 official working days.

If interested Provide me with the following Items .

1. Your full name

2. Your contact Address

3. Your private phone or mobile number for easy
communication.

I will have 55% at the end of the transaction , while 40%
will be yours and 5% will be for expenses during the process
of transaction.

Regards,

Daniel Kwesi

Manager GCB Takoradi




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