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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: "paulkodzo kodzo" <paulkodzo@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:37:03 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT.

From the Desk of Mr. Dominion K. Oppong,
Regional Manager [African Development Bank Ghana]
Auditing Department (A.D.B) Kumassi Branch,
Private Cellular Tell [+233 249 138 636]

Dear friend,

This is Mr. Dominion K. Oppong (Banker) I got your contact through United
Nation office bank information’s center in Accra. I am the regional manager
of African Development Bank Kumassi Branch. It is my duty to send financial
reports next month to my head office in the capital city of Accra- Ghana.

On the course of the last year 2006 end of the year's auditory reports, I
recovered in my office account files position (US$10,500,000.00 Ten Million
Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) of which my head office is not aware since
after the auditory; and with good faith of assurance the head office will
never be aware of it OK.

Whence I have placed this fund in an Escrow call account no: [0771215093]
without a beneficiary now, l have a plan in two months time to start up a
private investment whence my name is among the list for retirement this year
December ending 2007 (l am 48 years) there was miscalculation of money in my
Department and how it happens I don’t know about it beloved.

The Boards of [A.D.B]of Ghana decided that I will pay the money because I am
the Manager of the branch and they decided that they will be deducting money
from my salary every month until the money is completed and right now I
don't have money to take care of my family.

This is my reason for doing this business now. As the regional manager of
the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus; I am impelled
to request for your assistance to transfer this money into your bank
account. No matter the cost, let me hear from you l will agree to offer you
20% (part)of the total fund to you if you can be trusted 80% shall be for me
and two other officers in my branch who will assist me to register and move
these funds into your account.

I do need to assure you that there is no risk involved in this transaction.
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. Then approval shall be made immediately
to transfer the fund to you as the depositor.

If you accept this 20% offer, I will appreciate your timely response because
I want to get this fund out from my bank immediately. Please reach me with
good faith on my private cellular phone as I’ve said earlier, try to be
prompt, so that we can conclude this transaction within few bank working
days beloved.

Bless you,
Mr. Dominion K. Oppong,
Tell+233 249 138 636 Call me as soon as possible please.

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