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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: Desmond Kufour <kufour1@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 04:55:52 +0200
Subject: Urgent

Greetings to you,
I am Mr.Desmond Kufour,the manager of The Trust Bank Ltd,Ghana in Africa.I do not know you and you do not know me but for reasons which will become obvious to you as you read on,i obtained Your email address from an Internet address listing hoping and believing God that you will be trustworthy, reliable and willing to assist me.I have a very urgent and confidential business proposition for you.On June 6th 1999,an Engineer/Consultant/Contractor with a big and influential Multi national Oil Company and a foreigner here made a time deposit in a bank Which i am presently the Manager.He did not declare any next of kin in his application paper.The money is very big and no one knows the source of this money because apparently the time frame of his employment with the company here in Africa does indeed preclude such a large amount of money.It can be assumed that  he brought his money over from his  country or previous place of work but that is open to speculation.
However,the point is that he is dead and his employers are not aware Of this money,and therefore it can be safely assumed that no one will ever come forward to claim this money, he died in 2002. The total sum (inclusive of accrued interests) is still sitting in my Bank in the Dormant Account Portfolio. No one will ever come forward to claim it now or in the future,so with you a foreigner applying for the transfer of this fund to your nominated account anywhere in the world and all documents backing the transfer legally secured and there is certification that the funds being transferred are from non-criminal sources we will have no problem.In short this will be a proper and legal money transfer and there will be no related risk!
We will have to process the initial paperwork to obtain approval from the Probate Registry (Ministry of Justice) and obtain the Letter of Administration empowering you as Sole trustee/executor to the deceased Estate after which I will use my position and influence in the bank to effect onward transfer of this money from our bank to your nominated account.If you therefore agree to be the official Beneficiary, then please note that you will be required to avail me with a bank account (a bank account with zero Credit Balance is ok).Your full address,phone and fax,full name and brief background information on you (CV).
As soon as i receive a positive response on your willingness to assist me then i will initiate the processing of the transfer and in about 7 working days the money will be in your nominated bank account for us to share,i have resolved to give you 40% while i use 60% for myself and immediate investment on your advice in your country.
This transaction is guaranteed to success without any problem.If you agree to assist me by  sending me the above requested Information,i will give you my complete address,including phone/ fax etc and any further clarifications you may require.Looking forward to your urgent reply.
Regards,
Mr Desmond Kufour


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