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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.Orlando Pesuah." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <orl_pes2001@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:40:40 -0000
Subject: Reply to me immediately

Attn,

I got your contact during my searching in internet for a reliable, trust worthy and Honest person with the fear of God to introduce this Bank to Bank transfer project with you, Only if I can trust you and you must promise me to keep this transaction utmost secret/confidential to your self alone.
My name is Mr.Orlando Pesuah, 61yrs old & I will be retired any moment, presently I work with government contract payment bank as head of account department. I am a Ghanaian married and blessed with a son. I am writing to solicit your urgent assistance in the noble transfer of US$6.5MDollars into your designated bank account in your country.

This fund is the excess profit generated through fixed contract payment funds and it is blocked in a particular account and nobody knows about this money only me and you now I am telling you about it because I am heading the department.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money, I am compelled to request for your urgent assistance to receive this money into your designated bank account. I intend to part 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall be for me.
I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this transaction, it is 100% risk free. It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere you feel safer. All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.


With regards,
Mr.Orlando Pesuah.

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