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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: PRINCE simon <princesimon2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: prince.simon86@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 13:32:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: German Embassy , Accra Ghana


German Embassy , Accra Ghana
No. 6, Ridge Road, North Ridge
PO Box 1757 Accra
Accra Ghana
Phone:  +233-246 312 983   
Fax:+233-30-222-13-47
Email:info@accra.dip.de
Website URL:www.accra.dipl.de
 
To:

We have been mandated to contact you in respect to transaction bearing your  name as the beneficiary in Ghana.We were mandated because the funds in question is up for confiscation.As a American  citizen,we refused the approval for confiscation because it is our duty to protect the interest of our citizens and non-citizens due to economics relationship .
Today we made an appeal to the International Banking and Finance Commission,we will assign a Bank Central Asia,Indonesia to ensure the fund is transferred to your account without any hitches due to the recent financial laws placed on Ghana Banks in transferring Fund to  Foreign Countries because Government and world Bank  are aware that many people are using Ghana Banks as save haven to stash away funds in various ways to various countries.That is why the Bank Central Asia have been assigned for this fund transfer to your account without any hitches.
This confidential process is never to be disclosed no matter the situation,even if you call our office,no one will admit this process.If you  are willing and you want us to help protect your funds from the Ghana Government,kindly reply this email immediately then you will be given the further processes to take and also give you the contact information of the Bank Central Asia Indonesia for fund transfer to your account.
Respectfully Yours
Mr.Larsey Mensah
Secretary to Germany Embassy Ghana

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