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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: kofi Agyeman <kofiagyeman04@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 03:29:19 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION!!


Attention:



I know my inspiration to contact you is simply divine providence. I am
making this proposition because I have to seek the partnership of a resource
person to help me realize this project. I think it’s necessary to introduce
myself to you. I am Dr. Kofi Agyeman, Head of Private Wealth Management
National Investment bank Ltd, Ghana. I have urgent and very confidential
business proposition for you. In January 2002 was attending a business
investment conference In Switzerland and I got introduced to a renowned
business man Mr. Bassam Qubba a top Iraqi Foreign Ministry Director, He
engaged my services as an investment banker, National Investment Bank Ghana
Ltd. Ghana and my primary assignment were to spearhead his investment forays
in Ghana due to the war in his country. Three months later I invited him to
Ghana and under my professional guidance and based on my advice he made a
numbered time (fixed) deposit for 24 calendar months valued at Euro €20,300
000.00 (Twenty million three hundred thousand Euro) in my branch due to the
problem in his country.



Upon maturity in 2004, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After a month, I sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from the embassy here in Ghana that Mr. Bassam Qubbaa on the 12th
June 2004 aged 60, was assassinated on his way to work in Baghdad’s
Al-Azimiya district. On further investigation, I found out that he died
without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were
fruitless. I therefore made further investigation into the account and
discovered that Mr. Bassam Qubbaa did not declare any next of kin or
relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Bank. This sum of €20,300 000.00(Twenty Million three
hundred thousand Euro) has been floating as unclaimed since 2002 in my bank
as all efforts to get his relatives have hit the stones.



Meanwhile he was doing this clandestinely by virtue of his position as a
public servant. According to the Ghanaian law at the expiration of 8 (eight)
years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Ghanaian Government if
nobody applies to claim the fund and the eight years will elapse by the end
of 2010. Consequently, my proposal is that I want to seek your consent as a
foreigner to present you to stand in as the next of kin to late Bassam Qubba
so that the bank will transfer the money to your designated account. All
documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked
out.



I have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the
deceased beneficiaries, and more so I am assuring you that the business is
risk free involvement. Your share stays while the rest be for me and for
investment purpose as I will leave Ghana by the end of the year. The sharing
of the funds will be based according to agreement within you and me. As soon
as I receive an acknowledgement of receipt of this message in acceptance of
our mutual business proposal, I will furnish you with the necessary steps to
follow and disbursement ratio to suit both parties without any conflict. If
this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust
I have bestowed in you.



I think it’s also necessary you know more about Mr. Bassam Qubba, so kindly
visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3800513.stm



If you are interested, please contact me on my alternate email:
dr.kofiagyeman01@yahoo.com



Thanks in anticipation for your sincere cooperation.



Dr. Kofi Agyeman

dr.kofiagyeman01@yahoo.com

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