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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: George Owusu <gowusu100@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 05:59:28 +0000
Subject: CAN YOU WORK WITH ME REPLY?

My Friend,

First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by
virtue of its nature as being utterly Confidential and top
secret.Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make
any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that this is
real and genuine. My name is Mr.George Owusu I am the manager of the
standard chartered bank of Ghana Tarkoradi branch. I am a Ghanaian
married with four kids.

I am writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer
of(US$7,500,000.00)Seven million Five hundred thousand united state
dollars.This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the
manager made as profit during the last year. I have already submitted
an approved end of the year report for the year 2013 to my head office
here in Accra and they will never know of this excess.

I have since then, placed this amount of (US$7,500,000.00) on a
suspense account without a beneficiary. As an officer 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 for me. I
do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this.
Its going to be a bank-to-bank transfer. All I need from you is to
stand as the original depositor of this fund.

If you accept this offer, Get back to me with the following information

(1) You Full names:
(2) Your Private phone number:
(3) Your Current residential address:
(4) Your Occupation with company name if available:
(5) Your Age and Sex:

I will appreciate your timely response.Reply to my private email
address gowusu1960@yahoo.com

With Regards,
George O.

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