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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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Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: anthonyakoto207@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:37:14 +0700
Subject: I will appreciate your response

Dear Friend,

I got your contact during my search for a reliable, trust worthy and honest
person to introduce this transfer project with. My name is Mr. Anthony Akoto

I am the manager of the SG-SSB BANK LTD Ghana, I am a Ghanaian married with
four children. I am writing to solicit your assistance in the noble transfer
of US 7,500,000.00. This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am
the manager made as profit during the year in my Head Office here in Accra and
they will never know of this Excess.

I have since then, placed this amount of US 7,500,000.00 Seven Million Five
hundred Thousand United States Dollars on a SUSPENCE ACCOUNT without a
beneficiary. I am currently seeking a means of expanding and relocating
business interest in the following sectors: Banking Real estate, Stock
speculation and mining, Transportation and Tobacco, Agriculture, Oil and
gas and Gold dust.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I
am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your
bank account. I intend to part 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall be for
me. I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this.
It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account
anywhere you feel safer.

All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund. If you
accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response.

With regards,

Mr. Anthony Akoto

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