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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: "Mr.Adnan A.K.Ismail" <ismail_adnan0001@gawab.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:31:29 +0400
Subject: Trusting to hear from you immediately.

From The Desk of Mr.Adnan A.K.Ismail
Manager Eco Bank Accra Branch.
Accra Ghana. Tel, +8821655582571.
Email: ismail_adnan0001@gawab.com
website;www.ecobank.com

I am Mr.Adnan A.K.Ismail Branch Manager Eco bank Accra Branch Ghana, I
have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.A
British Oil consultant and contractor with the Kruger Gold Company,
Mr.Raymond Beck made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months
in my branch.Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply.After a month, we sent a reminder and
finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Kruger Gold Company
that Mr. Raymond Beck died in a plane crash along with his wife Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Beck died in a plan crash along with his wife in Egypt Air
Flight 990, 1999 air crash (for more information about this crash and
person you can contact this website.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml

Since we got this information about his death and on further
investigation,I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all
attempts to trace
his next of kin was fruitless.I therefore made further investigation
and
discovered that Mr. Raymond Beck did not declare any next of kin or
relations in all his official documents, his Bank Deposit paperwork in
my Bank,This money is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is
being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.

No one will ever come forward to claim it.According to Laws of accra
ghana,at the expiration of 8 (Eight) years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the (Accra Ghana) Government if nobody applies to claim
the fund.Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner
to
stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Raymond Beck so that the fruits of
this old
man's labor will not get into the hands of some government
officials.This is
simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin.

We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and
notarization of the WILL and to obtain
the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your
favor
for the transfer.A bank account in any part of the world that you will
provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary/next of kin.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will
be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.If you are interested
.Upon
your response,I shall then provide you with more details that will help
you
understand the transaction.Please send me your confidential telephone
and fax numbers for easy communication. Please observe utmost
confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most
profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to
invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply

Regards.
Mr.Adnan A.K.Ismail


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