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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: James Kofi <jameskofi800@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:19:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: DO CONTACT WITH BLOW EMAIL ADDRESS. WITH YOUR INFORMATION`S.


 Good Day.
 
Payment of cash deposit funds of US$6.5M yet to be release.
This is to inform you that the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) establish under the agreement of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ), with its National Central Banks under Economic Community Of West African States has come to discover huge and misappropriate misuse of foreign deposits and malpractice by officials of Security vaults and some banks here in Africa, to be precise, Accra-Ghana.
This ugly incident was uncovered by the central body of the (Monitoring Agency-MA) in charge of all financial and vault securities in the region as it was normal for a routine check every six months.
Please, as you may know that this organization, (WAMI) with its credibility in pursuance of decency and free corrupt state is not condoning such an act and the governing body in partnership with Government of Ghana, the administration of President Prof. Atta J. Mills in readiness to rid the states of corruption has stipulated measure that will benefit all foreign depositors/contractors/ beneficiaries whose funds are yet to be release as mentioned above
And also foreigners with cash deposit in any of the financial houses has been mandated by the governing body to settle such contractor or beneficiary here or any of the affiliated banks or security vault but most payment will take effect here in the country for urgency, openness and transparency.
This great achievement has well been taken care to avoid the repeat of the past ugly incident that occurred and the delay for you to receive your cash contract payment/funds release.

due One of the centers under WAMI has been mandated to further direct you on how to receive your funds.
This goal was successful, due to the collaboration between Ghana government in conjunction with ECOWAS and the settling bank which WAMI as the supervisory agency has commissioned a five-man committee to monitor the disbursement of all contract payment and release of beneficiary funds. So you are hereby been instructed to contact the office below with all your needed information for payment and further detailing.
Settlement House Email address:(West.African.Monetary_Institute@hotmail.com) WAMI Regional officer-Chairman of five-man committee ( Nigeria , Ghana , Togo and Benin Republic .)
Contact Person: Mr. Jacob William 00233 547651070.



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