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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: "John Kuffour" <info@info.com>
Reply-To: jkuff2009@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 09:58:21 -0400
Subject: I await your quick reply

National Investment Bank Ltd
Spintex Road branch,
Accra-Ghana.

Hello Dear

This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it be treated
as such. This however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel
you to honor against your will.

I am the Regional Manager in a branch of NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK
LTD,GHANA. I have packaged this financial transaction to the benefit of
both you and I. I write you this proposal in good faith.

As the regional Manager of the bank, it is my duty to send in the
financial report to my Head Office in the capital city Accra at the end
of each business year. In the course of the last year business report, I
discovered that my branch in which I am the Manager made well over EUR22,
500,000.00 ( Twenty-Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros ) which my
Head Office are not aware of and will never be. I have placed this Fund
in a Customer's designated account with no beneficiary and as a
Head/Officer of this bank, I can not be directly connected to this Money.

So my aim of contacting you is to assist me to receive this money in your
bank account and get 30% of the total Fund as Commission. There is
practically no risk involved. It will be a Bank to Bank Transfer. All I
need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of this account who made the
deposit with my branch so that the Head Office can approve the release and
transfer of the said fund into your designated Bank account.

I propose that 30% of the net sum will accrue to you at the conclusion of
this deal while the remains will be for me. Kindly contact me via this
email: jkuff2009@gmail.com if you are interested in working with me. I
will like you to send the below information to enable me contact An
accredited attorney to procure the necessary legal documentations that
will back up your claim:

1. YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS...........................................
2. AGE AND MARITAL STATUS.............................
3. OCCUPATION...........................................
4. NATIONALITY...........................................
5. DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION

I have the access to withdraw and destroy all related
documents/information for this account on conclusion of this deal. It is
a careful network and for the past six months I have worked out everything
to ensure a hitch-free operation. So do not entertain any fear as the
required arrangements have been made for the completion of this transfer.

Finally, it is my humble prayer that the information as contained herein
be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well the secrecy it
deserves.

I expect your urgent response if you can handle this project.

Thanks for your honest co-operation in advance.

Sincerely yours,

John Kuffour
Cell number: +233 -265-487058 you can call me for any information You wish
to know about this noble Project.

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