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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: "Rev Eric Green Green" <westafricanmon12@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:31:55 +0000
Subject: From Rev Eric Green


FROM: THE DESK OF REV. ERIC GREEN,
WEST AFRICAN MONETARY COUNCIL (W.A.M.C)
24 WEST AVE ACCRA GHANA.
Email: westafrican_m_co@myway.com
16TH JULY 2008.

Attn: Friend ,

I am Rev. Eric Green.I am the Director of the West African Monetary
Council.Due to the illegal operations of fraudsters in this country
Ghana,West Africa,Africa and the entire world,this agency had set up a Task
Force in collaboration with the United Nation and the government of
Ghana,that made several seizures of consignments that contain funds,lottery
funds,Gold and Diamond,Inheritance fund in the Bank, valued over millions of
US Dollars which are presently awaiting shipment and transfer to their
different destinations overseas.

And while going through our files of "listed unclaimed/seized consignments
that contain funds,lottery funds,Gold and Diamond,Inheritance fund in the
Bank",my staff found a Documents bearing your Full Names and Address, which
has been seized from a group of fraudsters .And I strongly believe that you
have been dupe by this fraudster from either GHANA,Africa,mostly from
Nigerians and other part of the world using Ghana as the root of their
escape.The Task Force officials arrested a diplomat/Bank officials from some
of this Banks who engage in this illegal activities, sent by Barrister
Otabill so claim on his way to KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIR-PORT,ACCRA.GHANA
pulling your consignments which contain Millions of dollars and (Gold) out
from the country for there own selfish interest.We have also arrested some
Bank officials who also engage in this act as well.

In my capacity as the Director of the West African Monetary Council,I am
prepared to help you get your consignments that contain funds,lottery
funds,Gold and Diamond,Inheritance fund in the Bank safely to you in your
Country as even my agency is tired of keeping these consignments/funds in
our Ware-house at the KOTOKA International Airport,Accra,Ghana.You are
required to confirm the below following to this agency.

For proper identification,confirmation,verification/release and
delivery,please send the following:
1) First three pages of your international passport or Driver's license,
2) Your Full Name , Home/Office Address,
3) Your Phone/Fax Numbers,
4) Your Occupation/Age,
5) An eight-letter PASSWORD that will be known only between you and this
agency,and which will be used in a security check while your consignment is
being delivered to you.
6) Identify the type of transaction you have done with this fraudsters. 7)
How much was involved in your transaction with this fruadsters.

At the receipt of the above-mentioned,i will verify with our own record,If
the information you have forwarded to me correspond with the information i
have on my record i will get back to you, and I will order for the immediate
discharge and shipment of your consignment(FUND) or Transfer of your fund
from the KOTOKA International Airport to you.And this is why your PASSWORD
is of UTMOST IMPORTANCE.If you have ever done any business that you have not
also gotten the result of the transaction you are not left behind in this
vital information.

I look forward to your immediate response.
For any additional comments or clarifications,please do not hesitate to send
an immediate mail to me at this address: westafrican_m_co@myway.com, from
MONDAY - SATURDAY .

My Best Regards,
Rev. Eric Green
Director in charge
West African Monetary Council(W.A.M.C).

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