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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: "Kwesi Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kwesijohnson@blumail.org>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:02:43 +0800
Subject: PAYMENT ALERT

IMPORTANT PAYMENT WIRE NOTIFICATION
I humbly wish to inform you that the Department of Credit & Telex control
of the UBA Ghana has received an instruction Order to effect the wire
transferring of your approved fund of USD$10,850,000.00 MILLION to you immediately.
I therefore request you to urgently re-confirm the HSBC Bank A/C. number stated below
as your receiving Bank information, since this account was submitted by your lawyer
Barrister Godson Gabriel of (GODSON & CO. LAW CHAMBERS) for the payment.
 
Bank: HSBC HONGKONG BRANCH
Address: Paterson Street, HSBC Premier Centre Shops
G03-04.G/F Hang Lung Centre 2-20
Paterson Street Cause way Bay, Hong Kong
Account number: 627 826464-001
Account name: Bob Andria
SWIFT code: HSBCKHKHH
 
However, it is our principle to initiate direct contact with the beneficiary of fund
before final crediting of such fund. Therefore, I am personally contacting you directly
in order to seek your approval to remit into the above account. In the meantime,
the process of programming and registering of your transfer payment status code that
will enable a hitch free wire transferring of your fund into your account within 72hours is in
progress and I will be willing to assist you believing that you will in turn show some appreciation to me.
Note, I can successfully achieve this transfer within the shortest time from now if only you can offer
your maximum cooperation to instruction and requirements; therefore your day to day correspondence
is practically important.
Get back to me quickly.
Respectfully!
Dr.Kwesi Johnson
ACCOUNTANT,
UBA BANK GHANA.
 
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