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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: "ACCRA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <icbgh2010@financier.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 05:42:22 -0800
Subject: Your timely response

Hello,

This email is not in anyway an official but a personal and confidential proposal to you. My name is Jonathan
Kwame I am the Collection Manager of International Commercial Bank. I am married with two kids. I am
writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of US$2,500,000.00. I got your contact information when
I was searching for a reliable partner to help me receive the sum of $2.5 million dollars through bank to
bank.

I have decided to write you because I have a $2.5 million dollars business proposal for you. I discovered an
over-draft of 2.5M which has been dormant in our bank for some years now but as my position (Collection
Manager), there is no way I can have access to this fund without having a foreign business partner to help
me receive this fund.

The fund as I explained to you, it’s an over-draft which has been dormant for a long period of time here in
our bank, this I discovered and has traced its origin and am finally convinced that it can’t be pin-pointed to
a specified account or to a client. There are practically no risks involved in this transaction and everything
that you do to claim this fund will be under legitimate ground. The mode of transfer is practically on your
instruction to the bank.

So as I said, if you are really ready to work with me, I will programmed your name in our data base network
transfer as the rightful beneficiary to the fund and my lawyer will start working on all necessary documents
in your name so that the fund can be transferred to your account as you know that I cannot come out front.

And based on percentage, I promise to offer you 35% as soon as you receive this fund.

I will appreciate your timely response.

Regards,
Jonathan Kwame.

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