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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: Micheal Teigaga <m_teigaga@msn.com>
Reply-To: <m.teigaga626@googlemail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:22:44 +0000
Subject: I thank you for your kind understanding






Sir,

I should appreciate your surprise while receiving this letter. In any Case, I am left with no option but to contact you in this manner. My decision to write to you was informed by knowledge that being established personally that you could be disposed to be part of this. If you don't want assist me kindly forget it as I will not contact you again. I am writing to inform you that I am looking for a reliable and God fearing person that can handle my late father’s deposited fund in the SG-SSB Bank here in Ghana.

My late father (David Teigaga) was legally deposited the total sum of $12,000,000.00 in the SG-SSB Bank here in Ghana before his untimely death of which I have already confirmed the deposit from the bank. I want you to assist me receive the funds in your designated bank account; I will offer you 30% of the total funds for your cervices.

The Bank has accepted to deduct all transfer charges and Government tax from the deposited $12,000,000 but we need to get some kind of High Court notarize change of ownership documents that would surely reflect your name as the new beneficiary of the funds. Because that is to permit the bank deduct all transfer charges and get the total funds transfer to your designated account.

I have discussed with a lawyer to help me to secure the needed notarize document from the High Court as soon as I have someone to receive the total sum to his designated account of which he told me that the High Court notarized change of ownership documents would cost some small amount of money to obtain due to the volume of the fund involve and that is the only expenses we have to make to get the fund transfer to your designated account. I trust this lawyer because he is a good lawyer and also a former Republic of Ghana speaker of parliament, he told me to get a reliable beneficiary that would not cheat me, so that we can secure the needed documents as soon as I appoint my trustee name and address.

Please if you are ready to receive my funds kindly forward your full name -address and your ID, to enable the lawyer secure the relevant High Court notarize documents so that transfer charges would be deducted by the bank before releasing the funds to your designated account. Attached are my late father's bank deposit slip of the $12,000,000.00 and the lawyer's call to bar certificate as well as my ID, and personal pictures of my late parents and mine, you can as well see the attached Drug law Certificate of the fund for your review. I will wait to have your consent urgently before we can further discussion.

Regards,
Michael Teigaga







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