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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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Fraud email example:

From: Prof Arnold Ekpe Eco Bank Chief Executive Officer
<prof_arnold@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <info_cbn4@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:14:39 +0000
Subject: Dear from Quantum-Touch



Dear Sir/Madam , I trust you as an honest person to introduce this transfer project with. My name is Prof.Arnold Ekpe; I am account director with the ECO-Bank Ghana, First Light Kaneshie Branch Accra. I am a Ghanaian married with two kids. I am writing to solicit your assistance in an urgent matter which involves transfer of fund out of my bank. This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the manager made as profit during the last years working for oil bunkers. I have already submitted an approved end of the Year report for the year 2006 and also recently submitted report of first quarter of this year 2007 to my Head Office here in Accra and they will never know of this Excess.In order to safeguard this money and avoid the privy eyes of the bank management i placed this amount of US$6,000,000.00 (Six Million United States Dollars) on a Charity works Account owned by Judy Rivers (A citizen of United States of America. I manage this charity account on her behalf as her account manager. As an account officer to this account i can't withdraw money from the accounts without the knowledge and permission of the account owner (Judy Rivers).The only way i can withdraw money from this account without the knowledge of the owner and suspicion from my bank is by legalizing an individual as joint owner of the account. As i cannot directly withdraw money from this account thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to legalize you as a joint owner of this charity account where i placed the $6m so through you i will authorize for withdrawal of $6m. What my client originally have in this account is $700, 000.00(Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars only) and the balance of $6m is what will be transferred out. I want you to receive this money into your bank account. I will give you 25% of this fund to you while 75% shall be for me after settling all the incurable expenses.i got your contact from Quantum-Touch by Alain Herriott.I have all the documented evidences and details of this charity account and it owner (Judy Rivers) to show you in our next correspondence. The evidences clearly shows every personal details of Judy rivers, her charity organization, her statement of account, evidences of withdrawals made by her to her bank in United States and documented evidences of my working relationship with her. All evidences are easily conformable by any bank in the world including yours if you desire. I am assuring you of my utmost sincerity and trust and i expect same from you. I also need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this.It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere you feel safer. All I need from you is total co-operation and honesty. I will appreciate your timely response.Regards,Prof Ekpe.
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