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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: "barr.Robert Denwar" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertdenwar@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 20:59:39 -0700
Subject: HE DIED




Robert Denwar & Associates
Legal Practitioner,Solicitor & Attorney
No.196 West Legon Avenue,
P.O.Box 1005,
Accra - Ghana.

Attn Sir,
I am Barr. Roberts, an attorney to a Bank in Accra Ghana.
Your fellow citizen who worked as an engineer to a constructing fame in Accra-Ghana died in an auto crash with his wife and only daughter leaving the sum of $3.7million with the bank of which am privileged to be the attorney. This happened on the 29th day of April 2009 and ever since then,the fund has been in a dormant account hence no beneficiary.

The Bank has issued a notice of 21 official working days to provide the next of kin to all dormant accounts or have their accounts frozen which is geared towards Bank re-capitalization.

My proposal is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary, since you are of the same country and none of the relatives was found so the proceeds on this account can be paid to you. Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents to back up your claims as his next-of-kin will be provided for, as we will be contacting his account manager to help us acquire all the necessary documents. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
NOTE: If this business offends your moral values,do accept my apology but if not,send your name and phone number for better explanation to indicate your interest.


Thanks,
Robert Denwar

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