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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: Ernest Peter Nana <ernest4biz@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:47:06 -0700
Subject: FROM ECO BANK BRANCH MANAGER...


My name is Dr. Ernest Nana, The branch manager of ECO BANK, Teshie Nungua
branch.


As the branch manager of the bank, it is my duty to send financial reports
to my head office in the capital city of Accra-Ghana.

I discovered some money deposited by Late President of Ghana, Professor
John Evans Fifii Atta Mills who just passed out on 24 July 2012, the sum
of Three million three hundred us dollars ($3,300,000.00), of which my
head office is not aware and will never be aware of it.
I have PLACED this fund in an ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.
All I need is to use your information to open an account in my Bank as the
depositor of this fund, then you call the Main Branch and request for the
wire transfer, when they go through our database, they will discover that
you are the depositor and they will wire it into your account.

As the branch manager of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this
Money thus, I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this
money into your bank account. I intend to part 40% of this fund to you
while 60% shall be saved on my behalf and my information technology officer.

I do need to assure you that there is no risk involved in this Business. It
is going to be a Bank-to-Bank transfer. All I need from you is to stand in
as the original depositor of this fund.

If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response be
informed that I will be sending you all the information that will help in
you applying for the administrative wire transfer processing procedures.

Name of City of Residence:___________________
Country:_____________________________________
Direct Telephone Number:_____________________
AGE :________________________________________
Occupation: ________________________________
ID OR PASSPORT ______________________________

Best Regards,
Dr. Ernest Peter Nana,
Call +233-234-350-737

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