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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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Fraud email example:

From: Mr David Asare <dave_asa332@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mrdavidasaare1@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:19:54 +0000
Subject: CLASSIFIED REQUEST.



>From The Desk of:Mr David AsareThe Branch ManagerInternational CommercialBank Ghana Ltd,Kumasi Branch Ghana.Dear Friend, How are you today ? i hope you are doing fine? if so thanks be to ALMIGHTY GOD, who gave us life.Do not bother to ask how i get to know you ,i strongly believe is the true hand work of GOD. Let me start by introducing my self. My name is Mr David Asare, i am a branch manager in International Commercial Bank of Ghana Limited,Kumasi branch Ghana. I am a Ghanaian married, but my wife died two months ago,she left me with two kids. However I am writing to request for your honest assistance to help me receive the sum of US$4,500.000.00 million Dollar into your private bank account. This fund was what i discovered in my branch as operational profit last as a result of my hard work and commitment to service last years (2007)I have already submitted an approved 2007 End of the Year financial report to my Head Office here in Accra Ghana. However this amount that i want you to receive for me is an excess fund in my own branch of the bank and my senior directors do not know anything about this excess fund in my branch.Since then,I placed this money(US$4,500.000.)in a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT that is not reactivated without any beneficiary for the while. As a branch manager I cannot be directly connected to this money, this is the reason why I want your assistance to receive this money into your bank account. However if you can come to Ghana it will also help us, then i will direct you on how to claim the money here and take your share and i will take my share. I intend to pay 40% of this fund to you while 57% shall be for me,and (3%) percent shall be for expenses,like your coming to Ghana or any other thing that comes up, I also want you to know that there is no single risk involved in this business. It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere you feel safer in the universe, that is if you can not come to Ghana,but if you wish to come i will provide your traveling visato come. All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund. If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response. Also you can forward your private phone number for speedy relation on this matter. Remember l am still working in this bank, your confidentiality is needed in this transaction.Please trust and honesty is the watchword of this our transaction. Get back to me with my private Email:mrdavidasaare@hotmail.com. Thanks and best regards,Mr David Asare.


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