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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: "BANK OF GHANA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bogupdate2011@w.cn>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:07:11 -0800
Subject: Re:-Your Fund Transfer Notice.

From the Desk Of:
Mr.K.B.Amissah-Arthur
Executive Governor
BANK OF GHANA (BOG)
Re:-Your Fund Transfer Notice.
Attn: Beneficiary:
This is to bring to your notice that the President of Republic of
Ghana, "Prof. John Evans Atta Mills" has constituted a 14 man
investigative Panel and foreign Debts reconciliation committee,
which I am the Chairman of the presidential committee saddled with
the responsibility to investigate all the banks here in Ghana, who
has trapped and held beneficiaries Compensation/inheritance Fund
claims unpaid. However, the President has vowed that his government
is poised to eradicate corruption and fraudulent practices here in
Ghana to zero level which portrays the ugly reputations of this
country’s image to the international community.
I am the newly Appointed Executive Governor of BANK OF GHANA and the
Chairman of the presidential 14 man investigative Panel and foreign
Debts reconciliation committee. We apologized for the delay of your
payment and all the inconveniences it might have caused you. Please
take note, according to the information that I am getting since I
was appointed concerning delay of foreign COMPENSATION/INHERITANCE
AND WINNINGS FUND PAYMENTS because of this matter, I will devote our
100% assiduity in accrediting your fund Payments as long as I can
guarantee your co-operation on this matter and send me your
information as I mentioned below as there is a counter claim on your
fund payment.
Please confirm urgently for immediate transfer into this account as
the account owner send this account on your behalf to this Bank and
we received the account on your behalf in the United States from a
lady declared herself as a nurse that taking care of you in the
hospital stating that you are in a sick bed and she pleaded us to
transfer your fund payment of the sum $10,500,000.00 (Ten Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) into this bank
account below as your representative/nominee:
Account Name: Geraldine M. Couch
Bank Name: Bank of America (Hillsboro, IL branch)
Swift code: BOAUS3N
Main routing number: 0260 0959 3
Branch routing number: 081904888
Account number is 0038 7303 9057
Bank address: 420 South Main Street in Hillsboro, IL 62049
Please your confirmation is needed before we make this transfer into
this account and also forward this information to us immediately for
the re-validation of your fund payment accordingly.
1. Full Names
2. Telephone/Fax Number….
3. Contact Address......
4. Age….
5. Occupation...
6. Sex.....
7. Your Valid ID?.........
Thanks for your urgent response to this effect with the required
information stated above.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. K. B. Amissah-Arthur
Executive Governor
BANK OF GHANA (BOG)

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