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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: "JAMES OFORI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oforijames83@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 01:12:42 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

FROM THE DESK OF MR. JAMES OFORI
GENARAL MANAGER,UNITRUST BANK INTERNATIONAL
GHANA, WEST AFRICA.

Good Day,

My name is Mr. JAMES OFORI, I am the general manager of the mentioned bank in Ghana, I got your information during my

search through in your country directory. It may interest you to hear that I am a man of PEACE and don't want problem, I only

hope we can assist each other for a mutual benefit.

If you don't want this business offer kindly forget it as I will not contact you again.
I have packaged an amount that I want to invest in your country with your willing help, this will benefit both of us

mutually. As the general manager of the bank, it is my duty to send in a audit report to my head office at the end of each

year.

Recently, in the curse of my auditing my branch financial report for the just ended fiscal year, I discovered that my

branch in which I am the manager made seven million ,five hundred and fifty thousand dollars [US$7,550.000.00m] which my head

office are not aware of and will never be aware of. I have since place this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any

beneficiary. As an officer of the Finance ,I can not be directly connected to this money, so this informed my contacting you

for us to work together so that you can assist me to receive this money into your country for us
to invest. Meanwhile, I would like you to tell me what will be your percentage / commission of the total amount.

Note there are practically no risk involved, it will be bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to stand as the

original depositor of this fund who made the deposit with our branch so that my Head office can order the transfer to your

designated bank account. If you accept this offer to work with me, I will appreciate it very much.

As soon as I receive your response I will detail you on how we can achieve it successfully.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. James Ofori

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