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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: Barrister Paul Caminus <caminus.barristerpaul@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: paul.caminus@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:15:35 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Barrister Paul Caminus


Solicitors And Advocate


P.O.BOX 11818 Spintex Road


+233274403951


fax +233249597500


Accra Ghana.








I am Barrister Paul Caminus, a legal practitioner, I am the personal
attorney to late J.A.Mohammed  a nationality of your country, who used
to work with a Gold Mining Company here in Accra Ghana . He used to be
my client.


 


On the 21st October, 2006, my client, his wife and their only daughter
were involved in a car accident along Kumasi express Road here in Ghana
. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since
then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any
of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.


 


After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last
name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund
valued at US$18 million left behind by my client before it gets
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK 
LTD  where this huge amount were deposited.


 


The said GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK LTD has issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin to my late client or they will left with no option than
to confiscate his account and send the fund to the Bank of Ghana
tresure as an unclaimed fund  within the next twenty one official
working days.


 


Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating the relatives for over
2years now, I seek your  consent to present you as the next of kin to
the deceased since you have the same last name with my late client, so
that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.


 


I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for the claim of this fund.


 


All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.


 


I wait for your urgent response and your call immediately you receive this message.


 


Barrister  Paul Caminus


+233274403951


fax +233249597500



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