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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. Amuzu Tetteh Francis," <richard_amuzu22@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 12:20:46 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Thanks,


Attn: Please.

I am Mr.Tetth Amuzu Francis, an Account Officer to Late TONY ROBERT; he is
immigrant, who was a businessman and building contractor in Ghana.He bank
with the bank which I worked as his account officer. On the 21st of April
2010, unfortunately TONY ROBERT lost his live here in Ghana.

The deceased has an account that valued huge sum of 19 million US Dollars,
and I have contacted you to assist in safeguarding the said money left
behind by TONY ROBERT in this bank before the bank authority get it
confiscated or declared unserviceable. Particularly, the bank has issued
me a notice to provide Tony Robert’s next of kin or have the account
confiscated within a short time and I have been unsuccessful in locating
the relatives for over 2 years.

Now I seek your consent to present you as Late Tony Robert’s Next of Kin,
so that the proceeds of this account can be paid into your designated bank
account to enable us share the money. I have all necessary information’s
that can be used to backup any claim we may make. All I require is your
honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me by my email:br_stoe@yahoo.in and send your
telephone numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Best regards,
Mr.Tetteh Amuzu.




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