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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: Simon Burutu <simonburutu25@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: simonburutu6@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:25:30 +0200
Subject: Please Reply

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CONTRACT #: MAV/ACPC/FGN/GH/2011,
Swift Code: SCB/AGH/IRD,
A/C #329/605/101/2334
AMOUNT# (USD$10M)
Standard Chartered Bank PLC (SCB)
Our Ref: SCB/IRD/CBX/021/12

From the office of Mr.Simon Burutu
Email me here simonburutu6@hotmail.com
Senior Credit Officer, West Africa, Standard Chartered Bank PLC
(SCB)Accra Ghana.

Re: (USD$10,000,000.00) NEEDED GENUINE TRUSTED PATNER
Dear Friend.
I am Mr.Simon Burutu the Senior Credit Officer, West Africa Standard
Chartered Bank PLC

(SCB) Since my assumption of office, I have been able to offset most
Overdue Contract sums

(USD$10M) owed by the Government of Ghana to Foreign contractors in
the past years.

In the process of these payments I discovered through investigation
That my predecessor

moved out the above-mentioned sum outside but was unable to conclude
the transaction before

he was removed out of office unaware and the bank codes changed.
originated from the

balance of over-invoiced sum and Inflated government contracts of
which the principal sum

had been paid to foreign contractors that executed their contract some
years ago.

This fund is now in suspense account of our the bank and will be moved
by Certified Bank

Draft within 48hours in another way bank to bank transfer of
perfection of your account

coordinates.

I have concluded all necessary Arrangements for the Fund to an
account,Contacting you on

this issue became imperative to owing to the fact that the transfer
cannot be affected

without a second party account and receiving Bank Code and SWIFT
numbers above.

Therefore, what is required from your is trust, honesty and capable to
receive the funds

without any problem in your side. No further documentation, Just to
change the ownership to

your name No travel is required.

Transfer MUST be done as soon as you are capable/TRUSTED to RECEIVE
the Fund also it is

risk free and i will share the Funds with you (USD$10,000,000.00)
70/30, you will be taking

30% of the total sum for your assistance and 70% will be for me.

I will forward an account where my share will be further transferred
into, when the money

reaches your bank account. At the moment I can only give information
that are reasonably

able to assist the transaction without jeopardizing my person work or
this transaction.

Please send detail information as below...,

1 Your Full Names............
2,Your Cell telephone Number.........
3,Profession.............
4,Age.....................
5,Sex.....................
6,Marital Status..........
7,House Address..........
8,Your Scan Copy of your passport...

You can email now to indicate your wiliness at simonburutu6@hotmail.com
Thanking you in advance for a mutual and fruitful Business association.
Regards,

Mr.Simon Burutu
Senior Credit Officer, West Africa,
Standard Chartered Bank PLC (SCB).

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