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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: nanaboakye Adjaye <nanaboakye.adjaye.gnpc@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:07:40 +0700
Subject:

From: Nana Adjaye
Bills & Exchange Department
International Commercial Bank Limited
Accra – Ghana.


Dear Friend,

I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of
money from a deceased customer's account, a German property magnate
Andreas Schranner, 64, his wife Maria, 62, and two children , all
perished in the jet crashed On the 25th of July 2000, deceased, his
wife and their two Children died in the Air France concord plane crash
bound for New York in their plan for a world cruise.

Although, I know that a transaction of this magnitude might make
anyone apprehensive, and I would like to assure you that I am sending
you this mail with the best my intentions. Since then I have been
trying to get this funds out of the bank, the sum of US$7.5 Million
(Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) in a
suspense account.

Since his demise, we are unable to trace any of his family, to lay
claims to this money as the heir, besides, his wife was the next of
kin, and now she is dead. We cannot release the funds from his account
unless someone applies for claim as the friend or family member to the
deceased as indicated in the banking guidelines.

I seek your permission to have you stand as a friend and family
member , who his lawyer have traced and all documentations will be
carefully worked out by the lawyer whom you will work with for the
funds (US$7.5 million ) to be released in your favor as the
beneficiary .
It may interest you to know that I have secured from the probate
court, an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased
beneficiaries.

Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of my mutual
business endeavor by furnishing me with the following;
1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.

These requirements will enable the attorney that will represent you
file a letter of claim to the appropriate departments for necessary
approvals in your favor before the transfer can be made.

I shall be compensating you with 30 % on final conclusion of this
project, while 5% for the attorney, and the rest shall be for me.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of
the trust I have bestowed in you, I await your urgent response to my
email

Regards,

Mr. Nana Adjaye.
Bills & Exchange Department

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