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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: "Franklin Nana" <franklin.n@ibibo.com>
Reply-To: franklinn01@live.com
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2011 06:38:34 +0800
Subject: PLEASE REPLY



FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR FOREIGN
AFFAIR DEPARTMENT.
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK GHANA.
ACCRA-GHANA

Dear Friend.

I apologize if the contents hereunder are contrary to your moral
ethics.But please treat with absolute secrecy and confidentiality.

I am Franklin Nana.The director foreign affair department,Standard
Chartered Bank (SCB)Since my assumption of office,I have been able to
offset most Overdue contract sums owed by the Government of Ghana to
Foreign contractors in the past years. In the process of these
payments, I discovered through investigation that my predecessor was
trying to move the sum of $15MUSD (FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS) outside but was unable to conclude the transaction before he
was removed out of office unaware and the bank codes changed. The fund
originated from the balance of over-invoiced sum and inflated
government contracts of which the principal sum had been paid to
foreign contractors that executed their contract some years ago.

This fund is now floating in a suspense account of our bank and will
be moved by telegraphic transfer within 48
hours of perfection of your account coordinates.

I have concluded all necessary Arrangements for the TRANSFER of the
money to an account.Contacting you on this issue became imperative to
owing to the fact that the transfer cannot be affected without a
second party account and receiving Bank Code and SWIFT numbers.
Therefore, what is required from you is trust and honesty. No further
documentation, no
travel is required, I will forward an account where my share will be
further transferred to when the money reaches your bank. At the moment
i can only give information that are reasonably able to assist the
transaction without jeopardize my person, work or this transaction.
Please send detail information,

1 your full names.................................................
2,your telephone/fax numbers......................................
3,profession......................................................
4,age/sex.........................................................
5,marital status..................................................
6,Address.........................................................

You can email now to indicate your willingness.
Thanks in advance for a mutual and fruitful Business association.

Regards
Franklin Nana.

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