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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: david anderson <davidanderson5050@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 18:34:57 -0700
Subject: International Remittance Department.


Dr.David Anderson,
Account Manager,
International Remittance Department,
Commercial Bank of Ghana,
Accra.
E-Mail: davidanderson5050@gmail.com


Dear Beloved One,

I am writing you this mail based on how urgent the matter refers. I am the
Senior Account Manager of Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd, I am contacting you on
my deceased customer who have the sum of £5,000,000.00GBP. non person have
been presented to the Bank as the beneficiary nor Next of Kin to the
deceased owner. Late Mr.Paul Mahmood is from Liberia and he happen to died
in the recent Egyptian crises when he went to a conference meeting with his
lovely wife. As a matter of fact,non of my colleagues in the Bank have any
ideal about the deposited fund. they are not even aware that the depositor
is late. he deposited the fund in my Bank before going to Egypt with his
wife.

i want you to us to get the fund transfer to your account and you must keep
this transaction strictly confidential to any body, let this be a bold
covenant secret between us alone. after the transaction is successfully
done,you take 35% from the fund and keep the remaining percentage for my
investment project in your country. I will resign from the Bank as soon as
we have a good successful transaction. My dear,make sure that you follow my
instruction as an insider in the Bank here. never disclose to any one. I
will inform you the procedure immediately you get back to me with your
reply. please note kindly reply me in my private e-mail contact: E-Mail:
davidanderson5050@gmail.com

Regards,

Dr.David Anderson,

Account Manager,

Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd.

E-Mail: davidanderson5050@gmail.com

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