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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: infomx3@freenet.de
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:50:47 +0200
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION


THE REGIONAL BRANCH MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK OF
GHANA,
PRIVATE MAIL BAG NO.16, ACCRA GHANA.


Good day,
This is an
electronic mail, and any file(s) transmitted therein is confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are
addressed. If you have received this email in error, please deleate from
your mail box. For the formality of this transaction I would appreciate
introducing myself, My name is Mr.Lomax Christopher, I am the regional
manager of International Commercial Bank of Ghana Kumasi branch of
Ghana. I got your information in the Internet this morning, On a recent
bank conference with other West African countries held in Lome the
capital city of Togo in West Africa. I write you this proposal in good
faith; I am 47 years old married with Two lovely kids. I am a man of
peace.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit
you and me, as the regional manager of the International Commercial Bank
it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the
capital city Accra at the end of each business year. On the course of
2007 business report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the
manager made Seventeen million United State dollars which my head office
are not aware of and will never be aware of. I have placed this funds on
what we call escrow call account with no beneficiary. As an officer of
this bank I cannot be directly connected to this money, so my aim of
contacting you is to assist me receive this money in your bank account
and get thirty percent of the total funds as commission.

There are
practically no risks involved, it will be a bank-to-bank transfer and
all I need from you is to stand and claim as the original depositor of
these funds as who made the deposit with my branch so that my head
office can order the transfer to your designated bank account. If you
accept this offer to work with me, and you find this proposal Suitable
for you do furnish me with the following informations:


Full
Name...............................................
...........................................................
Contact
Address........................................
.........................................................
Private
Telephone Number.......................................................
Age...................................................
Occupation and
Position................................................
..........................................
I will appreciate it very
much, 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.

Thank you in advance.

Yours truly,
Mr.Lomax
Christopher
ICB Financial Group Holdings
AG
mr.lomaxstophe121@hotmail.com

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