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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: "DR.R.W ANANE" <rwananeprivate@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 09:19:54 +0000
Subject: Get Back to me



DR.R.W ANANE
MINISTRY OF ROAD AND HIGHWAYS,
ACCRA-GHAHA

Dear Friend,


FUND TRANSFER PROPOSAL

I presume this mail will not be a surprise to you. I am a Minister with the
ministry of Roads and Highways in Ghana and also a member of contracts awarding
committee of this ministry under Ghana government. I got your email information
from one of my good friends who work with Ghana's Chamber of Commerce and
industry on foreign business relations here in Accra-Ghana, though I did not
disclose the deal to him. When he gave me your email address, I did not ask him
his source because, I trust his judgment, having known him for a very long
time.

So my thinking is that if my friend can give me your email address contact when
he knows that I am looking for a trustworthy foreigner, then you must be
trustworthy and honest.

Some years ago(2010), Ghana government asked this committee to awards contracts
to foreign firms, which I and three of my partners happed to be the head of
this committee. With our good position, this contract was over invoiced to the
tune of US$18,500,000:00 as a deal to be benefited by the four Members of this
committee. Now the contracts value has been paid off to the actual contractors
that executed these jobs, all we want now is a trusted foreign partner like you
that we shall front with his banking account number to Claim the over inflated
sum.

The said funs will be shared within us when it is confirmed into your provided
Account in your country by the paying Bank.

NOTE: I know there may be scams and junk mails flying here and there on the
internet but certainly, this is not one. Please do not fail to understand that
in spite of all that, opportunities of this kind still abound. If you have ever
wished or prayed for something good to come your way, now I urge you to take
this message seriously and with an open mind.

You could never know. This may be an answer to your prayers. So please give it
a benefit of the doubt and with good faith and trust join me and I am assuring
you now that you will never be disappointed.

Truly yours

Dr.R.W.Anane

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