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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: "Child Hope" <revjudeakufio10@gmail.com>
Reply-To: childhopefoundation1@live.com
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 01:40:02 -0700
Subject: Call me +233246344722


Child Hope Foundation
Plot 56 Kofi Attah Avenue Takoradi Ghana
Accra, Ghana.
Tel: +233 - 246344722

Dear friend

In humility I come to you with good confident that you are such a person
that have compassion for humanity, my name is Reverend Jude Akufo a director
of the above mentioned foundation. I am writing you in regard to a good
friend of mine and founder of the Child Hope Foundation,

who was a foreigner and the managing director of an investment firm here in
Ghana Unfortunately my friend died in 2000, He established these foundation
to help less privileged minority people in our society which he was doing
before the unfortunate death of its founder. I am to conduct a standard
process Investigation/Recommendation on behalf of The Trust Bank Ghana.

This involves the late founder of our foundation who shares the same surname
with you and also the circumstances surrounding his private funds deposited
with The Trust Bank Ghana, the bank contacted me a month ago as the director
of his foundation and a trustee to recommend a next of kin to the funds
since he (Our Late founder) died intestate and nominated no successor in
title over the fund deposit made with the bank amounting to US$10 Million
(Ten Million Dollars).

The essence of this communication with you is to request that you provide
me with information/comments on any or all of the four issues as regards
nominating you to inherit the fund left behind since you are a foreigner
with the same surname hence eligible to stand for claim of the funds.

I have therefore contacted you to be legally nominated as next of kin
(inheritor) to Our Late founder after all inquiries and investigation even
with the relevant embassy has yielded results showing that there is no known
or living next of kin.

You are required therefore to answer this questions to enable me make my
recommendation to The Trust Bank Ghana. Can you confirm your willingness to
accept this inheritance if you are legally and legitimately nominated
through my recommendation to the bank and approved to stand as inheritor to
this funds. Would you agree to donate 60% of this inheritance to our charity
organization if you are officially recommended to the bank in my powers to
stand as the Inheritor? To know more about our charity organization please
login to.

It is pertinent that you inform me ASAP whether or not you are familiar with
this personality or and your interest towards the issues mentioned. You must
appreciate that I am constrained from providing you with more detailed
information at this point.

Please respond to this mail as soon as possible to afford me the opportunity
to provide you with more information on matter and upon your consent proceed
with the recommendation of your person to the bank as the inheritor of the
funds.

Thank you for accommodating this inquiry.

Remain Blessed.
Reverend Jude Akufo

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