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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: Drjohnson h Usman <drmifnanc039@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: drusmanfinanc082@live.com
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:43:57 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: RE: THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND


>From the Desk of
Dr. Johnson H. Usman
   
Attention:Beneficiary.












































RE: THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND
 
After
waiting to hear from you or your Ghana partner for a long time now, I
decided to make this direct approach to you as my new resolution in
other not to let it be if I have anything in mind against you. I do not
know if you have asked yourself why each time the release of this fund
is approved, all of a sudden, the payment will be stopped or one problem
or the other  will come up if you have not asked this question or you
do not know, this is an opportunity for me to tell you.  
 
 Some
time ago, your Ghana friends, I mean the people that introduced you to
the project approached me through my dear wife who work with the Federal
Ministry of Finance and requested me to assist them  conclude a money
transfer deal they had with you. They requested me to assist them by
removing the original contractor’s
name, company’s name and bank particulars  from the  Bank of Ghana (BG)
vetting computer and replacing them with your name and bank details in
order to make you appear as the rightful beneficiary of this fund.











































 











































I agreed on condition that they will pay me
US$80,000.00 as soon as your name appears as the beneficiary. I did as
agreed and demanded to be paid, but your friends started telling me
stories, they even told me you promised to send money to me.
 
Do
you know that up till now, I have not received a single cent from them
and have not set my eyes on any of them?   Based on their attitude, I
decided to stop the fund release movement because I cannot be denied of
my right in my own office considering the risk as it might affect my
job..  Secondly, I know the source of the funds that you did not execute
any contract in Ghana , although I am the only person privileged to
know this information and it is a fact. Why I am making this clear to
you is that I can see that you are still making efforts in order to
conclude this project. Now I am ready to forget the past.











































I do not need the US $80.000.00 any longer
from you but a good compensation from your mind. I need your assurance
that those colleagues will be totally kept out of this transaction. I
know that none of them is aware of my new approach to you. Stop spending
your money unnecessarily to (BG) Officers both here and overseas
because you will not receive this money without my hand in it. I
personally did the work at the beginning and only I can perform it. 
Finally,
 
I need your promise that no official of the  Bank of
Ghana will be aware of my involvement in this regard because of my
position. Now re-assure me that you will be willing to compensate me and
that you will assist my wife to establish a foreign account in your
country where my compensation will be lodged.  Also a TT FUND RELEASE
APPROVAL DOCUMENTS will be sent to you for endorsement after which I
will remit the money within 48 hours.












































I am a man of my word. If you are ready to
conclude this business with me, kindly contact me on my so that we can
have a chat over this issue once and for all.  But if the reverse is the
case, do not bother yourself to reach me and forget about this money.
 
BEST REGARDS
Dr. Johnson H.Usman

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