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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: "Mr Williams Mensah" <mr.menw3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrwilliamsmensah_300@myway.com
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:07:46 +0000
Subject: Request for Assistance.

Hello Dear,


First i am Mr Williams Mensah, a Ghanaian origin, a coordinator contract
award and re-view committee (iam the head of the committee). our main
responsibilities/work is to award, re-view allgovernment contract projects
to cooperate individuals or organizations.The only source we can benefit
from this contract project is over invoicing the prices, apart from our
monthly salary.this is to tell you clear the source of this fund (over
quotation from contract projects).since two years ago, i was able to save
and come with this amount, two million five hundred thousand dollars, which
was deposited in one of the bank, in account called escrow account.


Now that main reason why i contacted you is to received this fund on my
behalf, because;
(A.) We are not allow to operate on foreign account transfer
transactions,while in service.
(B.)We cannot establish foreign project while on duty post, unless after our
resignation or retirement from government service or after re-tirements.So
what i want you to do is, i will release the contact of the bank,
including the account in formations, for you to contact the bank directly
for the release and transfer of the money into your own bank account.


After your reply, i write an application letter, and send it to you, to
forward it to the bank address which i will give you, very simple, there is
no risk or problem in this, i assured you, so many people who was working
here as the head of this organization has done this and some resigned, some
re-tire.I will be ready to send you my international passport and my working
identity card through email attachment for identification, as soon as i hear
from you.
Note for your effort in this, you will have eight hundred thousand dollars
as your benefit as soon as you confirmed that the money is in your account,
if bank approved the application, it will take less than eight working days
to concluded this.


Note, that you will not let any bank officials here know that i am the one
given you these information, as soon as you received this money, i will get
resign.


Thank you for understanding
Mr Williams Mensah
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
No GHD 5654 ROMA-HILLS
ESTATE KUMASI
GHANA.
Tel 233-276-703202.

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