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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: "Adu-Mante Kofi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adumantekofi@writeme.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:45:35 -0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME FOR DETAILS

Dear Friend
 
 
First of all I want you to know that this is not a scam email. Because base on what is going on worldwide in the Internet, people find it very difficult to believe situation like this.  If possible, I will appreciate if you can come down to my country yourself and see everything for yourself before we proceed, because this will make you trust me.
 
I am Adu-Mante Kofi, a member of parliament of Ghana during the third government of the Republic. I am suffering from leukemia , a disease of the blood, my condition is getting worst daily and has gotten to a complications point. My doctor has confirmed that l need an urgent bone marrow transplant or I will die within 60days. Due to poor health facilities and quack surgeon in my country, I am impelled to relocate to a good hospital in your country with modern medical equipments for the surgery operation to be successful since this surgery is delicate one.
 
Because of my condition now, my doctor advice that l should contact a reliable person who can assist me look for good hospital in his locality and make arrangement for me to be moved directly there for the surgery. However, l have US4.5million dollars in a bank called International Commercial Bank Ghana Limited. Therefore, I am impelled to request for your kind assistance to also receive this $4.5million dollars into your bank account in your country or set-up an account for the receiving of this funds, if you don't want to use your own account. All that is needed is your consent, and then l will present you to my bank with an instruction for the closure of my account and the immediate transfer of the funds to your account for my medical expenses.
 
There is no risks involve in this transfer because this money is mine, the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law, it will be simply a bank-to-bank transfer. If you concur with this proposal, I intend for you to retain 30% of the funds as compensation, while 70% shall be for my medical expenses and subsequent investment in your country when l am well.
 
I will detail you with the modalities of the transfer as you respond with your willingness to help.
 
 
Thank you and God bless
 
 
Adu-Mante Kofi
 

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