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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. KENNETH DZIRASAH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mint_gov_gh@kimo.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 19:11:47 -0000
Subject: RE:THE DELIVERY ADDRESS WAS WRONG !

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT WAS RETURNED TO THIS
OFFICE AS UNDELIVERED. THE SAID BOXES CONTAINED US$10 MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS). WE HAVE AMPLE EVIDENCE HERE WITH US TO CERTIFY THAT YOU ARE THE
LEGALLY APPOINTED BENEFICIARY OF THIS CONSIGNMENT. APPARENTLY, A REFUGEE
BOY(NOW LATE) HAD EARLIER ON APPOINTED OR NOMINATED YOU TO BE HIS FOREIGN
BENEFICIARY OF HIS TRUNK BOXES.

AS IT WERE, ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S DIPLOMATS WAS ASSIGNED WITH THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO DELIVER SAME TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS OBVIOUSLY, THE DIPLOMAT
COULD NOT COMPLETE HIS ASSIGNMENT FOR SOME OBSCURE REASONS. SUBSEQUENTLY,

THE CONSIGNMENT WAS RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE AS UNDELIVERED. NO SOONER THAN WE
RECEIVE YOUR CONSIGNMENT WE NOTIFIED THE OFFICE OF THE GHANA MINISTER OF
INTERIOR, THE CHAIRMAN LIBERIAN REFUGEE WELFARE COUNCIL, THE CAMP MANAGER OF
BUJUBURAM AND IN CONSONANCE WITH THE GHANA REFUGEE LAW 1992, SECTION 9 (3) WE
ARE COMPEL TO CONTACT YOU BECAUSE ALL DOCUMENTATION CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE THE
BENEFICIARY AND THE ORIGINAL BOY WHO APPOINTED YOU HAS BEEN CERTIFIED DEAD HERE
IN THE CAMP. COPY OF HIS DEATH CERTIFICATE WAS SUBMITTED TO US BY THE CAMP
MANAGER .

I WILL ASSIST YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU DON’T LOOSE YOUR FUND BECAUSE IN YOUR
DOCUMENTS I HAVE HERE, YOU DID NOT STATE THAT YOUR FUND SHOULD BE USED TO
SUPPORT THIS SCHEME, I AM VERY SURE THERE IS A MISTAKE SOME WHERE THAT WAS WHY
I AM WRITING YOU TO BE SURE AND HOW I CAN HELP YOU DELIVER YOUR BOXES BACK TO
YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY THROUGH A DIPLOMATIC MEANS OR I CAN GO DEPOSIT THE FUNDS AT
THE BANK HERE IN GHANA TO ENABLE YOU MAKE THE TRANSFER BANK TO BANK WIRE
TRANSFER SO I NEED THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR VERIFICATION,

1}. RE:CONFIRM YOUR FULL NAME
2}.RE:CONFIRM YOUR DELIVERYBN ADDRESS
3}. GENDER:
4}. MOBILE NUMBER:/Tel:

THEN WHEN YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR BOXES YOU CAN GIVE ANYTHING TO SUPPORT THIS
SCHEME FROM YOUR OWN FREE WILL.THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR FUND HAS BEEN
DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ACCRA GHANA, AS SOON AS WE HEAR FROM
YOU, WE SHALL INSTRUCT THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY EITHER TO TAKE
THE BOX TO THE BANK FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE TRANSFER TO YOUR LOCAL BANK ACCOUNT IN
YOUR COUNTRY OR TO DELIVER THE BOXES TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY VIA DIPLOMATIC
COURIER SERVICE,

My Mobile:00233547986283
VIA EMAIL, { mint_gov_gh@kimo.com }.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. KENNETH DZIRASAH.
CHAIRMAN GHANA REFUGEE BOARD.
00233547986283

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