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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: ako eyadema <ako_eyadema.westernunion_gt@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?R2VuZXJhbCBTdXBlcnZpc29yIFdlc3Rlcm4gVW5pb27igJlzIFQvRy4=?=


                                 The General Supervisor Western Union’s T/G.
 
Attention: Sir,
 
l am the newly appointed General Supervisor of all the western union branch in Ghana Togo, due to the past complains facing our company about the managers of various western union branches overhear holding some amount of funds and delaying people for not collecting their funds because of the huge amount involve in the systems of the branches.
 
i am hereby giving the power to go and release all details information’s so that all funds can be release and claim without wasting time. i promise you all your funds will be release to you under 62hrs .we are working for the government of Togo and Ghana due to the misconduct going on in the west Africa. we are trying to build up our good name from the past that is why i am preceding to make sure that you can able to receive your funds and i will do every possible in my power giving to me in our head office and i must fulfill my obligation to carry out this exercise,
 
 
i personal finds out that your funds which is about $1, 560, 000, not been release, this funds are right hear just because of the selfish interests of most of our managers in charge. They do not want this fund to be release to you. And as soon as you meet up with the needed requirement, as you know you should call me upon your receipt of this mail and explained to me what you think we should do next on how you can get your funds

Also the International Transfer switch code has to be activating before the transfer will be effected. Because the switch code has not been activated and it will cost you $220. as soon as you receive this mail, call me immediately. Do also forward your details with which you can be reached to me.It is very necessary that you have to call me immediately you get my email this day. Office line, +233243606472, Thanks
 
Best regards.
 
Mr. Ako Eyadema the general supervisor
Western union money transfer,
Century road branch, adjacent by pass,
Loma Togo - Ghana



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