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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: "Kwame Fred Achampong" <kfach7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kfach@mail2economist.com
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:12:02 +0000
Subject: Pls repond urgently

Dear Sir,

I got your contact during my search for a reliable, honest and a trust
worthy person to entrust this huge transfer project,from the brief
information I about you I think you'll have both the experience and
capability to successfull partner with me in this transaction. I am the
manager of the International Commercial Bank Ghana,first light branch. I am
a Ghanaian,39 Years of age and once married with two kids.

I am writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of US$4,550.000.00.
This fund is the excess of what my branch in which Iam the manger made as
profit during the last year. I have already submitted an approved end of the
year report for the year 2006 to our Bank head office at Makola Shopping
Mall here in Accra and they will never know of this excess because I have
since then,placed this amount of (USD4,550.000.00) on a suspense account
without a beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank,I cannot be directly connected to this money,thus
I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your
bank account. I intend to part 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall be
for me. I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in
this transaction. It's going to be a bank-to-bank transfer.

All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund. If
you accept this offer,I will appreciate your timely response.

With regards,

Mr.KWAME FREDRICK ACHAMPONG
(Manager) International
Commercial Bank Ghana Ltd,
First light Branch.
Accra - Ghana.
TeL: +233-277-191-044

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