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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: "Dr. Richard Kumbo" <dr.richardkumbo21@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: revdrrichardkumbo@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:48:08 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY




AUDITOR AND ACCOUNTANT GENERAL.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED,
PLOT:4/5 TEMA INDUSTRIAL AREA
P.O.BOX 3131 GP,ACCRA-GHANA.

Dear Beloved Friend,

My name is Dr.Richard Kumbo, Auditor and Accountant General, Foreign Remittance Department, International Commercial Bank Limited, Accra Ghana. With all due respect and regards to your person. I have decided to contact you for a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us and our families as well.

Since the beginning of the ongoing revolution in Libya started a few months ago, I put my hands across my chest listening to Radio news and watching BBC/CNN and ALJAZEERA with keen interest, before the the Libyan crisis started some of the Libyan government officials in Col.Muammar Gaddafi government invested heavily in gold and diamond just to secure their looted funds abroad, even Col.Muammar Gaddafi himself invested billions of dollars buying gold and diamonds and deposited some here in our bank (International Commercial Bank Limited, Accra Ghana) where I am working for over 29 years, other African heads of states,successful businessmen/women and government officials both past and present also deposited SAFES containing, Raw cash of American dollars, Euros, gold and diamonds in our banks, over (140) One Hundred and Fourty SAFES are presently here while 27 SAFES has been cleared in last one year, Late President Idi Amin of Uganda(DEAD) Late President
Mobutu Sesseseku of Zaire(DEAD) Late President Gen.Sani Abacha of Nigeria(DEAD) Just to mention a few, most of the depositors are dead and all the SAFES are here in our custody for over 20 years and nobody will ever come forward to claim the SAFES in our custody because they did not disclose any beneficiary to these accounts in case of sudden death such as this.

Although personally, I kept this information's secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be profitable and successful to us during the time of execution. I want you to come and clear SAFE No:ICB1201GH containing 600kg of gold and SAFE No:ICB1202GH containing 450kg of gold and Raw cash of US$14M dollars, belonging to Col.Muammar Gaddafi's late adviser on mineral resources who was killed alongside his wife and two sons by the Libyan Rebels known as National Transition Council(NTC) at his residence in Bani Walid, Libya, on second week of September 2011. Please as it may interest you to know, I got your impressive contact information’s through review on Chamber of Commerce on foreign business relations abroad. As a senior staff with this bank, I have in my possession all certified vital documents to perfect this deal by making you the legitimate beneficiary of the two SAFES containing GOLD AND RAW CASH.

I need your assistance and co-operation to get this deal done perfectly because as a foreigner you stand a better position to be presented through documentations as the legitimate beneficiary. I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction. You will be entitled to 40% of the total sum for participating.

However I intend to use 20% of my own share in building an orphanage homes and sponsoring charity organizations nation wide, rather than putting the funds into the bank's treasury as unclaimed fund, and I wish you come and see things for yourself as I will lead you and guide you in processing the papers when you arrives here in our bank, do not entertain fear because you will meet me in my office at I.C.B HOUSE, SECOND FLOOR, ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT, when you arrives and I will lead you and direct you appropriately to ensure that the whole process is legal in accordance with our banks rules and regulation.

Please you have been advised to keep this transaction "Top Secret" since I am still in Service and intend to retire from active service when I concluded this deal with you. And I assure you that this transaction will not last more than four 24 hours for you to confirm that the gold and funds has been successfully release to you and the fund transferred to your account. As an insider in this bank, I will be monitoring the whole transaction and update you with comprehensive information’s until you receive the GOLD AND FUNDS and ask me to come over to your country for disbursement according to the percentages we agreed upon, 40% for you and 60% for me as the initiator of the business.

I will need your private tel/fax numbers for discussions and for immediate commencement of the transaction. PLEASE REPLY ( E-MAIL:( revdrrichardkumbo@priest.com ).

God bless you for your kind understanding as I look forward doing business with you,
Dr.Richard Kumbo.

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