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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: d_johnson2009@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:17:29 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Good Day


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: david_john002008@yahoo.in



- Good Day,Urgent Business Proposal.I am the Director of Bill and Exchange at the foreign remittance Department of ForeignOperation GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK {GCB}.I am writing to seek your cooperation over this business deal.In my Department,Idiscovered an abandoned sum of (US$86.5 Million US Dollars). In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers whodied along with his entire family in a plane crash that took place in Kenya,The account belongs to the Late DR. GEORGEBRUMLEY, a citizen of Atlanta, United States of America naturalized in South Africa but has contract with Obuasi Gold Mine in{OBUASI JATOKROM KINDOM LOCATED AT P.0.BOX 1080 ACHIMOTA,ACCRA NORTH GHANA}.Since we got information about his death, we havebeen expecting his next of kin or business associate to come and claim his money because it cannot be released unlesssomebody applies for it as next of kin or business associate to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines butunfortunately,all his !
supposed next of kin or relation died along with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for theclaim.Youcanreadmoreaboutthecrashonvisitingthissite;http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.htmlit is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to youraccount as the next of kin or business associate.The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remainsdormant after four years; the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.The request for yourassistance and maximum co-operation as a foreign citizen is highly needed to release this fund. I will like us to share thismoney mutually on two equal halves between me and you. Please note that I do not have any asses to withdraw any cent fromthis money due to the money was insured by the owner DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY.I will indulge you at this point to understand thatthis is privileged information and must b!
e strictly confidential.Thanks,I await your urgent response BestRegard
s Mr.David Johnson


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