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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: "Mr.Kwesi Bekoe Amissah Arthur" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kbammissaathur45@live.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:05:58 -0800
Subject: YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

Attn: Beneficiary,

We the entire members of the Federal Government of Ghana , held a close door meeting with President Barack Obama during his visit to Ghana regarding funds that are being owed to foreign contractors and inheritance funds of lost and dead investors in West Africa which were not released to the right benefactors and long dated contract payment sum
President Obama and President John Evans Atta mills has instructed the Bank of Ghana that All the listed contractors and Inheritance funds benefactors which their CONTRACT PAYMENT SUM AND INHERITANCE FUNDS were not released should be paid immediately to them with effect so that foreign investors will have 100% assurance of investing in Ghana with out any fear since there has been a new discovery of oil in Ghana.
On going through our data files yesterday, we discovered that your file was dumped untreated, so at this juncture, we apologize for the delay of your payment and please stop communicating with any office now and attend to the appointed office for you to receive your payment accordingly.

We discovered that your payment listed to us is (US25M) Twenty five million Dollars, you are advised to respond with effect so that we will process your payment to be made in any form you wish to receive your funds either by bank to bank wire transfer, bank draft or inform our financial institution where the funds will be package for delivery at your doorstep via diplomatic cash payment system .
Kindly respond to this office so that your payment will be processed and released under 5 days of your receiving this email for proper verification of your full
detailed information for final processing of the release of your fund.

Now your new Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No : 339331 , Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103 , Release Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number, therefore You are qualified now to receive and confirm Your payment with the Bank of Ghana immediately within 5 days.

You are directed to reconfirm your full detailed information as stated below :

1) FULL NAME:
2) HOME ADDRESS:
3) OFFICE ADDRESS:
4) PROFESSION,MARITAL STATUS,AGE:
5) HOME PHONE NUMBER/WORK PHONE NUMBER and CELL PHONE NUMBER :
6) As well as time to call you on the phone.

NOTE: We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming call, if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters that have been frustrating you, we shall stop and cancel your payment immediately .

Respectively ,

Mr. K. B.Amissah-Arthur

Governor
Bank of Ghana
+233543021749.

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