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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: "MR.J.B CLOTTEY" <obriad@obriad.ru>
Reply-To: h.gaddafi10@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 14:04:22 +0400
Subject: With Due respect,




With Due respect,

By introduction, My Name is Mr Mr J.B CLOTTEY.. a banker by profession
>From Ghana, currently holding the post of an external auditor in
accounting, I need your urgent

assistance in transferring the sum of Thirty-Nine Million United State
Dollar to your abroad account; this money has been dormant for years in
our bank without claim

and this bank will automatically transfer this fund to the bank treasury
as unclaimed fund after this year if no one comes for it.

Due to my position in this bank, I was called and asked to reveal a
successor of some accounts in the bank; on the process, I found out some
fund was left without

indication of successor in the electronics' files and other book keeping
file of the originator account. It was by then I assume it to be a great
opportunity to

contact you since you are a foreigner so that we can handle this deal
together and get this fund transfer abroad for investment.

I assure you that there are no risks involved in this transaction because
it is something I studied very well and with my position in the bank, I
have the right to

register your information as the right owner in the bank electronically
file and other bank keeping file documents.

I hereby called for your urgent respond and upon your reply; I will direct
you more on how this business will be executed and after the transfer 30%
of the total fund

will be your share

This is highly confidential as the success of this business depends on how
secret it is kept based on my past experiences.

Call me to inform me immediately you reply to my massage.

Yours sincerely
Mr J.B CLOTTEY.
BANK OF GHANA

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