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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: "Mr.Andrew Davis." <info.andrew.davis@gmail.com>
Reply-To: andrewdavis233@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 17:27:04 +0300 (EAT)
Subject: "Good day and compliment"




Good day and compliment,

My greetings to you, How are you doing?

I have somehow managed to get your contact information through a very
reliable source of mine. I am quite sure that you might be skeptic about
whom this may be. I choose to make this a personal issue.

My name is Mr. Andrew Davis, Branch manager of Agricultural Development
Bank Of Ghana in West Africa. I am a Christian. I do not want problems but
I just hope you can assist me. I write you this letter in good faith; I
have a transaction of Four Million, five hundred Thousand US dollars
($4,500,000.00USD).

I realized this fund from bank excess profit after trading with the
capital sum and I deposited the funds into what the bank call Escrow Call
Account were nobody will have access to it; even the bank does not have
access to this account because it cannot be deducted; until after the
transfer and I did not declare this fund to the bank . I am contacting
you, to stand as the beneficiary of this fund because only a foreigner can
stand as the beneficiary. Can I trust you to hold this money for me until
I come to your country?

After the transfer, I promise to give you 40% of the money as your
commission. but if you do not accept this offer kindly forget I contacted
you. All I need is for you to get a good current account where this fund
can be transferred into and for you to stand as the beneficiary of the
said amount; within three days the funds will be transferred to your
designated bank account.Do include your phone numbers so that i will give
a call and give more brief before we proceed.

There are practically no risks involved; it will be a bank-to-bank
transfer. I hope you understand my situation.

I look forward to hear from you soon to my email via:
andrewdavis233@hotmail.com


Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Andrew Davis

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