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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: Michael Ebue <dear_ebue005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mc_ebue@yahoo.it>
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 14:37:10 +0100
Subject: Attention please



Attention please,Keep this mail and information very confidential I am the Information and Database analyst of the Treasury/Payment Investigation Department of the Bank of Ghana (BOG).I noticed this just last week when I was going through several out-going payment files on my desk to mark the second payment quarter of BOG.In the process of cross -checking payment files inherited from previous head of this department I realized a particular payment file with an outstanding contract amount. I then decided to investigate the genesis of the difficulties /hitches to the release of the said fund I found out that The owner of the fund is late without a will. I'm contacting you so as to lay claim on this outstanding contract amount as the bonafide next of kin (2) To inform you that the Bank of Ghana as the Apex Bank of Federal Republic of Ghana intercepted this fund for its clearance. REQUIREMENTS:I want you to lay claim to this money as the principal benefactor through me so that I will guide you on how to get this fund directly transferred to your own nominated account at ease. I will personally get any complications corrected at my own expense as soon as possible so that legal transfer of the fund to your account would commence. MY CONDITIONS:1.Due to my position in the bank, I will prefer that you keep my personal involvement 100% secret and confidential even after the transfer is executed.
Regards
Engr.Michael C.EbueInfo.Tech. & Database AnalystTreasury/Payment Investigation Dept.(BOG).

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