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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: "HOUSE OF SENATE GHANA" <info.shg@live.com>
Reply-To: accountdept3@live.com
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 03:28:38 +0100 (CET)
Subject: $10 MILLION USD BENEFICIARY PAYMENT.



OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
RESOLUTION PANEL ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
ACCRA-GHANA

$10 MILLION USD
BENEFICIARY
PAYMENT.
Attn: Beneficiary :

In regards to your fund transfer, we the entire members of the Federal
House of Senate have approved the above funds should be transfer to your
account before the 5th November 2009.

After the just concluded meeting with the president, we have placed this
resolution for all the transferring documents for the release of your fund
at the cost of $95 ( Ninety Five United State Dollars ), which you have to
send now so that the Government Non Assessment Bonds (GNAB) will be issued
to you. Also be informed that the board has meet today and endorse the
transfer, the process has began, as this decisions has been placed with
all the top government officials involved on the transfer including the
bank directors.

You have to note carefully that the contents of the article of law
established under the bank of Ghana foreign transfer of page 67, Cap 10
under paragraph 6, which state clearly that under no circumstance will a
huge amount above $1,000.000. be remitted to overseas account without
obtaining Government Non Assessment Bonds (GNAB). But if any bank tries to
transfer money oversea without this Government Non Assessment Bonds (GNAB)
such fund will be disbursed into government account as seized fund. This
was the main reason why you have not received your overdue payment with
the Ghana banks.

Therefore the banks board of directors and other top officials are
demanding for these Government Non Assessment Bonds (GNAB) belonging to
our client which is you otherwise there will be a problem, meanwhile the
house has promised them that the GNAB will be forwarded by our
representative which is necessary for record purposes.

We the entire members of the house of senate are using this urgent medium
to advise you to make payment of your GNAB fee of $95 without any further
delay to our representative name and information below,

Be rest assured that we appoints him to handle and take care of the
movement of the fund will not be in vain as we are giving you 100%
guarantee to deliver the work as soon as your western union information
reach us at our email address( accountdept3@live.com ) as it is not less
than 24hours that the order was placed.

This was why we have not approved or signed off the bond of your transfer
register today as the bank insists on the GNAB.

Based on these explanations, you are hereby advised to send payment
information of $95 through our direct email address (
accountdept3@live.com ) as soon as you get this mail. Send the money
through Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram to the bellow
receiver's information:

RECEIVERS NAME: KENNETH AMORU
COUNTRY: GHANA .
AMOUNT: $95
TEXT QUESTION: WHO IS THE GREATEST
ANSWER: GOD

As soon as this is done, it will take only 24 hours for the funds to be
credited in your designated bank account, and you will be contacted by
your Bank.You have to send us a copy of your identity card and also your
full banking details.

Best Regards.

Kenneth Amoru
Payment Director Senate
Republic of Ghana .
DIRECT PHONE: +233-265-309-685
EMAIL: accountdept3@live.com



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