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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: barrister appiah <barristerappiahevelyn@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 16:31:04 -0700
Subject: Lawyer Ms. Evelyn Appiah. Solicitor & Advocate Accra Ghana.


I am Lawyer Ms. Evelyn Appiah from Accra Ghana, I am writing to inform you
that parliament house has go through your files in our today meeting as
good beneficiary who is giving helping to Africa refugees here in West
Africa, parliament house and West African Monetary Agency, Chairman (WAMA)
all the body organizations has signed your pending funds release, sum of
USD$25,000,000.00 Millions to be transfer to you by Eco Bank Ghana.

All the entire body which signed the release of your funds advised me to
informed you should make sure you get in to touch with the Eco Bank to send
the funds to your designation bank account, for that reason any email you
receive shall be forward to me as your personal attorney and the email
shall be verify before you do any thing with anyone in West Africa because
there is a lot of scammers around.

Therefore contact the bank with below email address:
accountsdept@ecbnonlinegh.com<http://ca.mc1210.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to¬countsdept@ecobonlinegh.com>
or ebank94@gmail.com<http://ca.mc1210.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?toëank94@gmail.com>
ebankghltd@yahoo.com<http://ca.mc1210.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?toëankghltd@yahoo.com>
you should inform me back for further details you receive from the bank for
security reason and any fee the bank need the body who signed the funds
release shall pay the percent of the fee then you will pay the balance,
please note the manager name Dr. Thames Matthews.

For more information contact our president of the country Mr. John Dramani
Mahama president email address:
pjdmahama@aol.com<http://ca.mc1210.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pjohneattamills@admin.in.th>

I'm in the office waiting for urgent respond

I rest my case
Yours in the Bar
Lawyer Ms. Evelyn Appiah.
Solicitor & Advocate
Accra Ghana.

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