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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: "william kojo" <kwilliam5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kwilliam10@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:02:19 +0000
Subject: GIVE DUE CONSIDERATION

From the desk of the Regional Manager
    (Western Region)
 


DEAR SIR,
MY NAME IS MR WILLIAM KOJO, I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER
OF BARCLAYS BANK OF GHANA TAKORADI BRANCH IN THE
WESTERN REGION OF GHANA. I GOT YOUR INFORMATION ON A
RECENT BANK CONFERENCE WITH OTHER WEST AFRICAN
COUNTRIES HELD IN LOME THE CAPITAL CITY  OF TOGO IN
WEST AFRICA.
I WRITE TO YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH; I AM 42
YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH TWO (2) LOVELY KIDS.
I AM A DEVOTED CHRISTIAN AND A MAN OF PEACE.

I HAVE PACKAGE A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL
BENEFIT YOU AND I, AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF THE
BARCLAYS BANK IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND IN A FINANCIAL
REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY ACCRA AT
THE END OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR.

ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR 2005/2006 BUSINESS
REPORT, I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE
MANAGER MADE ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($1,680,000.00) WHICH
MY HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT AWARE OF AND WILL NEVER BE
AWARE OF.

I HAVE PLACED THIS FUNDS ON WHAT WE CALL ESCROW CALL
ACCOUNT WITH NO BENEFICIARY. AS AN OFFICER OF THIS
BANK I CANNOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THIS MONEY, SO
MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME RECEIVE THIS
MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND GET 20% OF THE TOTAL
FUNDS AS COMMISSION.

THERE IS PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED, IT WILL BE A
BANK TO BANK TRANSFER, ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND
CLAIM AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUNDS WHO MADE
THE DEPOSIT WITH MY BRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICE CAN
ORDER THE TRANSFER TO YOU DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT. IF
YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE IT VERY
MUCH.
MY PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER IS + 233 277 596 923, CALL ME
IF YOU THINK WE CAN WORK TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN GO
OVER THE DETAILS.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY.

YOURS TRULY,


MR. WILLIAM KOJO


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