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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: "mrfred tando" <tan16789t@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tan168793f@gawab.com
Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 13:07:05 +0000
Subject: READ CAREFULLY

From: Mr. FRED TANDO
Accra, Ghana.

Good Day,

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of
God for you to help me and my wife, God almighty will bless and reward you
abundantly. I need a honest and a trust worthy person to entrust this
hugetransfer project with. My name is Mr.FRED TANDO, manager of a financial
institution. I got your contact through a reliabale source called database
through Ghana chambers of commerce.

I am a Ghanaian married with four kids.I am writing to soliciting your
assistance in the transfer of $4,550.000 U.S Dollars.This fund is the excess
of what my branch in which I am the manager made as profit during the 2004
financial year. I have already submitted annual report for that year to my
head office here in Accra as I have watched with keen interest as they will
never know of this excess.

I have since, placed this amount of $4,550.000 U.S Dollars on an Escrow
Coded account without a beneficiary (anonymous) to avoid trace.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
on my behalf.

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.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 so that the fund can be transferred to your
account.If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response to
my.
private email tan16879zf@gawab.com

WITH REGARD
MR. FRED TANDO

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