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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: "Dr.kome William" <officofthepresidency@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: paymdept_foreignaffair02@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:10:37 -1100 (Etc/GMT)
Subject: VERY URGENT




--
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY,
REPUBLIC OF GHANA,
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT,
RESOLUTION PANEL ON FOREIGN PAYMENT,
ACCRA-GHANA.

ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS 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 21th June 2010.

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 $450 ( One million United States
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 Barclay's 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 $1,000.000.00 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
$450 without any further delay

to our representative name and information below,

Be rest assured that we have appointed him to
handle and take care of the

transfer of the funds will not be in vain as we
are giving you 100% guarantee

to deliver the funds as soon as your western
union information reaches us at

our email
address(paymdept_foreignaffair02@hotmail.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

registry today as the bank insists on the
GNAB.Based on these explanations,

you are hereby advised to send payment
information of $450 through our direct

email address
(paymdept_foreignaffair02@hotmail.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: ANTHONY EBEBE
COUNTRY: GHANA .
AMOUNT: $450
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.

Dr.kome William
Payment Director office of the presidency
Republic of Ghana .
DIRECT PHONE: +233-548-094-941

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