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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: "frank thompson" <fk_thomp131@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: frankthompson@uk2.net
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:01:39 +0000
Subject: DEAR GRAYSON.

Frank Thompson.
12,Kofi Anam Road,
Accra-Ghana.

Dear Grayson,

I am Frank Thompson, the Personal Driver to late Mr.Roger Grayson , a
foreigner, who used to work with Jange Chemical Development Company here in
Ghana .On the 14th of August 2005, my Master, his wife and their two
children were involved with Helios Airways plane crash, killing 121 people
on board between Larnaca in Cyprus and Athens,leaving a closing balance of
Thirteen Million United States Dollars ($13,000,000) in one of his Private
US Dollar Account.You can officially confirm it below this website here:
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4150312.stm)

Since then I had made several inquiries through your Embassy to locate any
of my master's extended relative but this exercise has proved unsuccessful.
After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
through the Internet, to locate any member of his family not much progress
was recorded. My late master was an influential wealthy businessman, here in
Ghana and he left behind a deposit of Thirteen million United States
Dollars only ($13,000,000.00usd) in a Bank Here.

After the death of my master his Bank contacted me, as the nearest person
around him to provide his next of kin who should inherit his fortune. The
board of directors of his Bank adopted a resolution and I was mandated to
provide his next of kin for the payment of this money Within 28 working days
or forfeit the money to the Bank as an abandoned property.

The Bank had planned to invoke the abandoned Property decree of 1996 to
confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me.
Despairing at the point of exhaustiveness, Fortunately, I came across your
name, to my utmost amazement, I discovered that you bear the same surname
with my late master and Coincidentally too; you are nationals of the same
country. I am convinced that you may be linked with my late master or that
you might provide clue to my search. I therefore, decided to contact you
with these facts before me because of the similarities. By virtue of my
closeness to the deceased and his immediate family, I am very much aware of
my master's financial standings. I have reasoned very professionally and I
feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my
deceased master, so that you can be paid the funds left behind, hence I
contacted you. I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the
Deceased since you are at an advantage, bearing the same surname and equally
from the same country, so that the proceeds of this amount valued at $13
Million Dollars will be paid to you.

All I require is you been honest to me and your co-operation to enable us
see this deal through. I guarantee that this transaction will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
law.Reply to my email address at (frankthompson@uk2.net).


Yours Sincerely,

MR.Frank Thompson.

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