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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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Fraud email example:

From: barroscarbulus@gmail.com (BARR OSCAR BULUS ESQ.)
Reply-To: barroscarbulus@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:11:36 +0700
Subject: URGENT FROM BARR OSCAR.

The Oscar Bulus Anal Chambers
Oscar Bulus ESQ
EASTERN KIBI TEMA ACCRA GHANA
Email Address;barroscarbulus@gmail.com

I apologies for interfering in your privacy, I am Barrister Oscar Bulus.The
lawyer to late Engineer Richardson, Engineer Richardson is a foreigner, and
he works with Akoko Mineral Marketing Companies (A M M C) here in Ghana.
This company deals on Gold Mining and Marketing of other natural resources
here in Accra Ghana . My client lost his wife years ago and he had no child,
he worked with Akoko Mineral Marketing Companies (A M M C) for sixteen
years, he was working with the company until early last year when death come
calling.



He left the sum of $9.5 million U.S Dollars in his account with (ECOBANK OF
GHANA ) before he died. This said amount which the papers he used in
depositing are still with me as am talking to you and the bank are treating
to confisticate the fund if any further delay, for I told them that my
client has a family, who will inherit the fund.



I got your email address and find out that you are sharing the same name
with my late client, so I deemed it fit to contact you, and ask for your
assistance in claiming this money. The essence of this communication with
you is to request that you provide me with your information as regards
nominating you to inherit the fund left behind, since you are a foreigner
and you are the only person that has the same sure name with him, hence
eligible to stand for claim of the funds.



Again, if you are ready to do this transaction with me, you have to get
ready to come down to Ghana for me to meet with you officially. So that both
of us will go to the bank for you to sign some documents. But before then,
am going to change all the documents in your name. Am therefore contacting
you to be legally nominated as next of kin (inheritor) to my late client
.You are required therefore to answer this question to enable me make my
recommendation to the ECOBANK OF GHANA ? Can you confirm your willingness to
accept this inheritance if you are legally and legitimately nominated
through my recommendation to the bank and approved to stand as inheritor to
this funds?


Would you agree to transfer 50% of this inheritance into my account here in
Ghana after the transfer has been made into your own account as the
inheritor? Please respond to this mail as soon as possible to afford me the
opportunity to make my recommendation to the bank recommendation to the as
the inheritor of the funds.



I want to assure you that once you provide me with your information, am
going to arrange for every document needed for this transaction in your
favor .For the money, once is being transfer it into your account, 50% will
be yours and you will send 50% into my account If you agree on this, then we
can start off immediately.

you can contact me back through my Email Address which is given below

barroscarbulus@gmail.com

I will be happy if you reply me and am looking forward to get your reply.

Thanks and God Bless.
Barrister Oscar Bulus

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