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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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Fraud email example:

From: " A. K. Yeboah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <akyeboah101@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:13:31 -0000
Subject: CAN YOU SUPPLY US WHITE T-SHIRT AND BLUE JEANS?

Ministry of Interior
Ghana Prison Service
P.O Box M42, Accra-Ghana
 
Attention Honorable,
 
My Name is Mr. A. K. Yeboah, Director of Human Resource Ghana Prison Service; I am in search for a leading textile company, supplier/importer from your national on internet who can supply (Five Hundred Thousand (500,000.PCS) Pieces of white T-shirt to Ghana government for the on-going rehabilitation excise to Ghana prisoners.
 
Quantity: 500 Thousand (first shipment to be received whiten 120 days starting from the day of our payment) Color: Whitw only, no pocket, short sleeve only, Sizes: Large, medium, X-Large and XX-Large no small size will be accepted We also need 500 Thousand Jeans (Blue only) Sizes: Large, medium, X-Large and XX-Large no small size will be accepted.
 
This fund was release by our New President Professor John Ivan Atta Mills to take care of malaria in Ghana and some part was released for rehabilitation, Supply of T-shirt, per boiled rice and Mosquito Bed Net to Ghana Prisoners. Method of Payment: Online transfer in advance before shipment target that means Payment will be made before the T-shirts will be supplied.
 
Confirm by return mail your interest in this contract supply and your ability to carry out the shipment whiten 120 days after receipt of 100% upfront payment by the TT very urgent
 
Interested company/ individual should get back to me without delay.
 
Thank you.
Mr. A. K. Yeboah
 
Director,
Human Resource Ghana Prison Service
Under the funding assistant of
Ministry of Finance Accra-Ghana.
 
 

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