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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: "MR KOJO WILLIAM WOOD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrkojowilliamwood@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 18:16:52 -0500
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED ASAP...

Good Day,
I am Mr Kojo William Wood from the USA, i am 69 years old i work with a reputable bank
in GHANA called GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK , i have been with the bank for 40years and i am
in search of a honest partner to do business with in the USA only , as i do have access of
dormant account and i am handling over 300 personal account with huge funds inside , some of
this people are dead and do not have next of kin, i am willing to do business with you base
on a good percentage to transfer the funds into your checking,current or saving account in
the USA with out any trace.
But as you know to every business there are process and protocol that need to be meant that
is why i have partner with a Financier in the state that will assist us with any funds we
need, i will be open to you my friend there are document that we need to submit to the bank
as you being the next of kin and the bank does not need to know i am with you but i will be
your eye in the bank , as for the funds we need the Financier in the state is willing to
assist us as much funds we need but only to a credit card, so depending on how much your
limit is on your credit card will depend on how much money can be transfer from HSBC UK to
your personal account in the state within 1week, the total funds in my possession is over
70million pounds.
Like i said you do not need to spend your money all you need is to have a credit card
available and your trust and when you get back to me on how much your credit limit is i will
let you know how much can be transferred into your account and how much % will be yours but
be rest assured my friend your % will be more than 30% of the funds which will be
transferred into your account, also even if you owe on your credit card or have a balance
the financier will clear all out and make out available credit for you , this is a one in a
life time opportunity make good use of it.

Thanks for your co-operation

Mr Kojo William Wood
GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK

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