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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: alex chisom <alex_chisom01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: alexugochi777@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:00:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: urgent reply needed


Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Alex William, the regional manager of International commercial
Bank (ICB) Kaneshie Branch Ghana.

I am a Ghanaian, Married with two kids. I have packaged a financial
transaction that will benefit both of us. As the regional manager of the
bank, it’s my duty to send financial reports to my head office in the
capital city of Accra.

On the course of the last year 2006 end of the year’s report, I trade
with a deposit amount of Twenty Six Million Five Hundred and Eighty Thousand
US Dollars (26,580.000.00) that was deposited by W.H.O for contract of Food,
Drug for the United Nation of which my head Office is not aware of and will
never be aware and which i made a profit of Two Million Five Hundred and
Fifty Five Thousand Dollars ($2,550.000.00). I have since then PLACED this
fund on a SUSPENCE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus
I am compelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into
your bank account becuase my government knows how much i earn monthly and
will discharge me from duty if they should notice my dealing with a
deposited fund in my branch.

I intend to part with 25% of this fund to you while 70% shall be for me
while 5% for any expences upfront the transfer. I do need to assure you that
there is practically no risk involved in this. It’s going to be a
bank-to-bank transfer which i only need to back date your name in the file
here and make you the depositor of the fund. Before anything you must
promise me that i have your royality and assurance that my share will be
kept safely upon my arrival in your country. Please miantain confidentiality
of this letter for security reason.Contact me with this email address alexugochi778@yahoo.com. Update me with your information as
stated below

Tel and Fax Number.
Full Name:
Contact Address:

All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund. If
you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response.

With regards,
Alex William.
Tel: +233276671374


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