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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: "I C BANCO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wsamson10@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:49:17 -0000
Subject: ABOUT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT


Dear Partner,

Greetings to you. I am Samson Williams, a banker from Ghana.

I have a deal for you. I need to transfer $ 9,000,000.00 US to you (Deposited only for transfer outside Ghana) to invest in your country. But I cannot be connected to this. 30% of the total fund will be for you & 70% for me. If you Agree you will need to follow these 3 simple steps to get the fund in your account.

1. I will put your personal details and identity in the bank’s computer data base system as owner of the fund.

2. I will give you the deposit documents of the fund with your name as the owner of the fund.

3. You will apply to head office of the bank’s transfer department to transfer the fund to you.

This is serious business so If you are willing to follow this 3 simple steps and get the fund in your account then you MUST reply with your details as such as

FULL NAME:...............................................................................................

HOUSE/OFFICE ADDRESS...........................................................................

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN...............................................................................

Phone number.............................................................................................

A SCAN COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD YOU HAVE

I await your reply

Samson Williams

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