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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: "MAJOR GENERAL MUMUDU ADJA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <major.generalmumudu@live.com>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 18:08:26 -0700
Subject: RE: YOUR FUND.

DEAR SIR/MADAM
 
I AM MAJOR GENERAL MUMUDU ADJA THE CHIEF CONTROLLER OF THE DISPATCH UNIT GHANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. DUE TO THE ILLEGAL OPERATIONS OF FRAUDSTERS IN THE WORLD AND COUNTRY GHANA OUR COUNCIL WITH THE UNITED NATION FORUM HAS ESTABLISH TO HELP YOU AND OTHER SCAM VICTIMS RECOVER YOUR FUNDS AND ATM VISA CARD.
 
                      SO FAR NOW, WE HAVE RECOVER 58 ATM VISA CARD
ABANDONED IN OUR AIRPORT WARE HOUSE AND AN OTHER 50 CONSIGNMENT  APPREHENDED FROM ILLEGAL FAKE DIPLOMATS. DUE TO THE PETITIONS RECEIVED BY THE FORMAL UN BOSS SECRETARY GENERAL-GENERAL KOFFI ANNA FROM ALL OVER THE CONTINENT IN REGARDS TO THE FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN THE WEST AFRICAN,ASIA AND EUROPE SUB-REGION WITH THE SECURITY'S AGENT AND DIPLOMATS WHO HAS BEEN DELAYING PEOPLE'S ATM CARD AND VALUABLES IN THEIR CUSTODY ARE DEMAND TO BE RELEASES TO THEIR OWNERS.
 
THE BENEFICIARY FILES OF SCAM VICTIMS FOR RELEASE OF ATM CARD VALUABLE OF $6.5 MILLION US DOLLARS FOR GOLD DELIVER TO YOU FROM THE CARGO DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED NATION DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE WEST AFRICA KOTOKA AIRPORT GHANA.
 
                      YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISE TO SUBMIT ALL YOUR INFORMATION FOR ONWARD DELIVERY OF YOUR  REGISTER ATM CARD DELIVER TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY.
                      PASSPORT ID.
                      FULL NAME.
                      HOME OR OFFICE ADDRESS.
                      DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER/MOBILE NUMBER.
                      FAX NUMBER.
                      COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
 
                      PLEASE KINDLY NOTE THE BELOW IMPORTANT
REGISTRATION DETAILS OF YOUR ATM CARD
 
 
........................
                      1. THE REGISTRATION
NO............................* *.GIL/G.H/XXX21/0X
                       2. THE BATCH NUMBER OF THE
BOX'S....................GIL/**G.H/XXX54/0X
                       3. SECURITY CODE
NUMBER........................**...S.F.S.S/GH942054/02
                       4. SERIAL NUMBER
NO............................**....0043687/EB.
 
 
                       HOW EVER YOU ARE TO COMPLETE  ARRANGEMENT BY CONTACT THE  KOTOKA AIRPORT FUNDS CONTROL MANAGER.
YOU ARE ADVISE TO ACT FAST IN RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL TO YOU AND ANY FURTHER DELAY WILL BE THE PLEASURE OF THE U.N.H.R.C TO USE YOUR FUND TO HELP THE DISPLACED PEOPLE IN DAR FUR AND YOU ARE ALSO ADVISE TO STOP ANY ILLEGAL TRANSACTION BECAUSE WE HAVE PLACE OUR NET WORKING ON YOU IN ANY TRANSACTION YOU MAY LIKELY PARTICIPANT ON.
  KINDLY VIEW ATTACHMENT AND CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVED THIS EMAIL: m.gmumudu@hotmail.com
                     
 
                            BEST REGARDS.
 
 
    MAJOR GENERAL MUMUDU ADJA .
THE CHIEF CONTROLLER DE CONGESTION COMMITTEE GHANA KOTOKA
  AIRPORT,PRESIDENTIAL CASTLE, UNITED NATION.
                      WEST AFRICAN GHANA.
 

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