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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: "Ministry of Finance" <offic------221@att.net>
Reply-To: <fmgh@sify.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:23:06 -0000
Subject: Final Payment Release Instruction:...........................................

Attn: Beneficiaries

Dear Sir,




I am Dr. Kwabena Dufour The Minister of finance,Republic Of Ghana.
I was mandated to contact you by the Legal Department Of The ECOWAS /
African Union with the presidency committee together with the senate committee.
Your payment Refund file was brought to my office and is marked unpaid.



During thorough investigation, i discovered that your payment has remained unpaid,
for reasons that are obvious probably due to the greedy attitude of our officials because
of their incessant demand for unwarranted fees.

However, due to the African Presidential instruction given to my office last month in-conjunction
with the ECOWAS to pay all outstanding payment on or before 30th of Nov 2010, I hereby inform
you that your fund is ready for release.


The transfer processes has been concluded. You are among the few that has been chosen as one
of the Beneficiaries for this first quarter payment schedule. As a matter of urgent importance,
you should get back to me urgently Via E-mail and reconfirm the following.

(1) Your Bank Coordinates with full Bank Address.
(2) Your Payment Details.
(3) Your telephone and fax number.
(4) Amount Of Money To Be Transferred.
(5) Age/ Sex/Occupation
(6) Nationality/copy of international passport/Other ID'S



My Office is mandated to work with every level of sincerity based on the Government guide lines because
we have just Signed an Agreement with a London Bank, Norway Bank, Germany Bank from where all
transfers will take place also, We have entered into payment Agreement with another Big Bank in Ghana
called STANDARD CHARTERED BANK for direct wire transfers through a direct transmission lunch pack
without passing through any Correspondence Bank.

This Agreement became necessary because of the failure from Local and Centrak Banks in Africa over
the years to meet up with Customers credit lines.

Please give this matter the urgent attention required.



Thanks for your Co-operation.

Yours Faithfully

Dr. Kwabena Dufour
The Minister of Finance & Economic Planing(MOFEP)


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