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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: "Charles Nana" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <charlesnanaghana@yahoo.es>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 03:47:46 -0700
Subject: [!! SPAM] Greetings

*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(r) Pro* *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(r) Pro*
GREETINGS,
IT'S INDEED MY PLEASURE AND HONOR TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER, WHICH I BELIEVE WILL BE A SURPRISE TO YOU AS WE HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE. MY NAME IS CHARLES NANA; RETIRED BANK MANAGER IN STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (SCB) .I WRITE YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH, I AM 56 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH TWO LOVELY KIDS.
I FEAR GOD AND A MAN OF PEACE. I HAVE PACKAGED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF (STANDARD CHARTERED BANK LTD). IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND IN A FINANCIAL REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY ACCRA AT THE END OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR. ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR 2011 BUSINESS REPORT BEFORE I WAS RETIED, I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE (NINE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($9,000,000,00USD).
I REALIZED THIS FUND FROM BANK EXCESS PROFIT AFTER TRADING WITH THE CAPITAL SUM. I DEPOSITED THE FUND IN ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT, WHERE NOBODY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO IT, EVEN THE BANK DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THIS ACCOUNT BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE DEDUCTED, UNTIL AFTER THE TRANSFER, FINALLY I DID NOT DECLARE THIS FUND TO THE BANK BEFORE MY RETIREMENT.
I'M CONTACTING YOU, TO STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND BECAUSE ONLY A FOREIGNER CAN STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY OK. CAN I TRUST YOU TO HOLD THIS FUND FOR ME UNTIL I COME TO YOUR COUNTRY?
AFTER THE TRANSFER, I WILL GIVE YOU 35% OF THE TOTAL FUND AS YOUR COMMISSION WHILE 5% FOR ANY EXPENSES MADE THEN 60% SHALL BE FOR ME, ALL I NEED IS FOR YOU TO GET A GOOD CURRENT ACCOUNT WHERE THIS FUND CAN BE TRANSFER INTO AND FOR YOU TO STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID ACCOUNT, WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH MY BRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICE CAN ORDER THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT OK.
WITHIN THREE WORKING DAYS THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT, THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISKS INVOLVED, AND IT WILL BE A BANK-TO-BANK TRANSFER.
AT THIS JUNCTURE, I WISH TO TELL YOU WHAT PROMPTED ME TO PACKAGE THIS DEAL. I HAVE A NINE YEARS OLD DAUGHTER WHO HAS LEUKEMIA, A DISEASE OF THE BLOOD, AND SHE NEEDS A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT OR SHE WILL DIE. I WANT THIS TRANSPLANTING TO BE DONE IN ANY GOOD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN YOUR COUNTRY, IF THERE IS ANY ONE YOU KNOW, ONCE THE MONEY IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR  ACCOUNT, I SHALL RESIGN MY WIFE FROM WORK, AND WE COME OVER WITH MY FAMILY IN YOUR COUNTRY OK. ALL CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE VIA EMAIL FOR NOW.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
 
YOURS TRULY,
CHARLES NANA

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