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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: Richard Griffith <rich.griff@graffiti.net>
Reply-To: Richard Griffith <rich.griff@sify.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:23:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Waiting for your response



FROM THE DESK OF
MR.RICHARD GRIFFITH
MANAGER-ECO BANK OF GHANA
KUMASI BRANCH


Dear friend,


My name is Mr.Richard Griffith. I am the branch manager of Eco Bank of Ghana.
I got your information during my search through the Internet. I am forty three
years of age and married with a lovely kid. I don't know how you will feel about

this mail because of the scam going on around the globe but I am telling you
that this
is real and that you won't regret effecting this transaction with me. I only
hope we
can assist each other. But If you don't want this business offer, kindly forget
it
and I will not contact you again.


I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us. As a
branch
manager, it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the
capital
city of Ghana (Accra) at the end of each year. On the course of last year's end
of the year
report, I discovered that my branch made Three Million Five Hundred Thousand
dollar
which my head office is not aware of and will never be aware of. I have since
placed this
fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.


As the manager of this branch, I can not be directly connected to this fund and
that is
why i had to contact you so that you can assist me to receive this money into
your bank
account for us to share and you will have thirty percent of the total fund.
NOTE: There is
practically no risk involved. It will be bank to bank transfer. All I need is
just for you 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 of the fund into your designated bank
account.


If you agree to work with me, I will appreciate it very much. Then we will go
ahead and build

trust between each other on this matter because without trust we cannot work
together. As soon
as I receive your response, i will send you the details of this transaction and
also the steps you will

follow for us to achieve it successfully.


With regards,
Mr.Richard Griffith




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