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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: kenneth peter <kenneth_peter4450@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: kenneth_peter616@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:46:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re:URGENT REPLY WITH TRUST NEEDED FROM YOU..PLEASE


>From the Desk of Mr.Kenneth Peter
Manager, international Commercial
Bank Takoradi Ghana.
Dear Friend,
=A0
I hope this may not constitute sort of embarrassment to you, first I must s=
olicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of its nature=
as being utterly confidential and top secret. But I am assuring you that a=
ll will be well at the end of the day. I have decided to contact you due to=
the urgency of this transaction, as I wish to rely on your discreteness an=
d ability in transaction of this nature. Let me start by introduce my self =
properly to you,
=A0
=A0My name is Mr. Kenneth Peter, I am the regional bank manager of the=A0 I=
nternational Commercial Bank of Ghana. I came to know you in my Private Sea=
rch for a reliable and reputable person to handle this Confidential Transac=
tion. I am 48 years of age and married with 3 lovely kids. It may interest =
you to hear that I am a man of PEACE and INTERGRITY; I only hope we can ass=
ist each other.
=A0
I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as th=
e regional Auditor General=A0 of the International Commercial Bank; it is m=
y duty
to send in a financial report to my head office in the=A0 capital city Accr=
a at the end of each year. On the=A0 course of last year 2006 end of year r=
eport, I discovered that an excess profit of eight million five hundred and=
=A0 fifty thousand dollar [US$8,550,000.00] which my head office=A0 are not=
aware of and will never be aware of. I have since=A0 place this fund on wh=
at we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT=A0 without any beneficiary.
=A0
As an officer of the bank I can not be directly connected to this money, th=
is is why I.m contacting you for us to work so that you can assist and rece=
ive this money into your bank account for us to SHARE. The sharing of the f=
und are thus: 45% for you 45% for me and the remaining 10% for any Tax or V=
at expenses incurred in this transaction. Note that there are practically n=
o risks involved in this transaction as it is 100% risk free and legally bo=
nded, it will be bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to stand cla=
im as the original depositor of this fund who made the deposit with Takorad=
i branch so that my Head office can order the transfer to your designated b=
ank account.
=A0
=A0
If you accept this offer to work with me, If you find this proposal suitabl=
e for you do furnish me with the following information. Your full Name and =
Contact
Address, Your private telephone Number Your Age Your Occupation and Positio=
n. I will appreciate it very much,
=A0
If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not
make undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed on you, and I assure you =
we can achieve it successfully.Alternative email: Kenneth.peter405@yahoo.co=
m
=A0
Best regards,
Mr. Kenneth Peter=0A=0A=0A

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