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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: David Ackah <david_ackah42@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 10:30:07 +0000
Subject: I need your urgent reply




Good day,

I know this message will come as a surprise to you since we do not know each
other before. After reading it, if you are interested to be my partner please
reply me. If you are not, please delete it and still keep it confidential
for me.

For security I can’t disclose my real identity to you until I am sure of your
cooperation. Meanwhile, I am the branch manager of a Bank in Ghana,
West Africa.

During our last auditing I discovered a monumental fraud committed by two of
our directors who channeled over US$85 Million to their private account in the
same bank, therefore generating interest to their selves with out the knowledge
of the bank management. In other not to expose this act, I was offered US$18.1
Million as gratification. I accepted the offer. This is why I contacted you for
the transfer of the funds to your country.

WHAT I NEED FROM YOU:

I need you to provide a bank account in your country where these funds will be
transferred. You are also to open a bank account with our HEAD OFFICE here in Accra Ghana
in your name. This will help me to remit the funds from my branch into your
account with our Head Office for transfer into your oversea bank account.

That is why I contacted you. I am still working in the bank. I do not want to
get directly involved to avoid suspicion.

As soon as the funds are in your bank account in your country, I will come over
to meet you for us to share, 35% for you and 60 for me and 5% for any expenses
both of us made.

Please keep this business confidential between us. It will not be good for any
one to know how we made the money. So keep everything secret between us until
we transfer the funds to your country.

I want to know your interest to handle this deal with me before I give you
further details on the way forward.

Please, treat with absolute maturity, reservation and kindness even if you are
not interested to work with me.

For personal reasons, please reply to (david_ackah01@yahoo.co.uk )

I wait to hear from you soonest

Thanks and remain blessed.

David


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