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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: "Presidential Task Force Committee (PTF)" <info@ptf.com>
Reply-To: brig_generalamidu@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 05:10:39 +0300
Subject: Your Recovered Funds!

Attention:

How are you doing?

I am General Muhammed Amidu, from the Presidential Task Force Committee
(PTF). I am mailing you in respect of the present development going on
here in my country GHANA .I decided to contact you, after much
investigation which was carried out by the Bureau of National
Investigation (BNI) and the Ghana Police Service, to make sure our country
is free of these fraudulent activities, which is going on here in Africa.

This two consignment boxes was recovered here at the Kotoka International
Airport Accra Ghana by Men of the Security Operatives stationed at the
airport. These men claim that they are bankers and diplomats and they were
acting on the instruction of their boss who is currently on the run. The
total amount in the boxes after being scan was Twenty Four Million United
State Dollars ($24,000.000.00).

That is why we have to reach you by your recovered mail address that was
tagged on the boxes, so we can make the arrangement on delivery of the
recovered boxes by a United Nation Diplomatic Personnel. Your response
will be very much appreciated as soon as you have received this email.

Thank you for your kind attention, for us to make sure our beloved country
Ghana , bears a good name.

Please in your reply include you’re:
A: FULL NAMES
B: ADDRESS
C: DIRECT CONTACT PHONE NUMBER
D: SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY RELEVANT
IDENTIFICATION PASSPORT.

As this information will be required, by the authorities in Ghana to draft
the new change of ownership in your name as the rightful owner of the
funds in our custody and also to verify the information given to us
because the documentations covering the boxes have been tampered on.

I await your swift responds,
Regards,
General Muhammed Amidu.
E-mail:(brig_generalamidu@hotmail.com)

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