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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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Fraud email example:

From: ali musa <aliali.musa3@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 02:09:52 -0800
Subject: Very Very Urgent// Need Your Help....Transaction for Mutual Benefit


Hello Friend,

Cordial Greeting to you.

I am Mr ALI MUSA, presently working with International Commercial Bank ICB Ghana. I am sending you this brief mail just to seek your interest and honest partnership to transfer the sum of Seven Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($7.8million) which was deposited in the Bank here by a Foreign customer before his accidental death some years ago. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased customer so that the proceeds of this account valued at $7,800,000.00 can be share to us Thirty percent for you while Seventy for me after the completion of the transaction.

Due to the banking law and regulation of 1985, sub section18d page 103 chapter 11 of constitution governing all banking policy in Ghana, and in accordance to the banking decree 003 sub section 45 which stated that any deposited fund which remain unclaimed after the existing period of years will be confiscated by the national treasury department as unclaimed fund .

Upon receipt of your response I shall communicate with you, and let you know the details of the transfer. Whatever your actions and your decision, I thank you for taking the time to read my email. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement. I look forward hearing from you. . Reply to my private email address: musa995082@gmail.com

Regards

Musa




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