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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- affulkoranteng@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.afful koranteng" <pl0246133267@gmail.com>
Reply-To: affulkoranteng@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 19:07:43 +0100
Subject: Best regards,

Hello,
Compliments of the day, How are you and the entire family ?

Please excuse my intrusion into your privacy without your prior
permission ,I am contacting you base on recommendation, trust and
confidentiality. I hope my message will not cause you much
embarrassment as I write to you in good faith. My name is Mr.afful
koranteng; I am the Head of Financial Control of Barclay's Bank Ghana
Limited. I am 46 years of age and married with 2 lovely kids. It may
interest you to hear that I am a man of PEACE and INTEGRITY; I only
hope we can assist each other for mutual benefits, I have packaged a
financial transaction that will benefit you and I.

As the Head of Financial Control of Barclay's Bank Limited, it is my
duty to send financial report to the head office at the end of each
annual general financial report. But on the course of lest year 2013
first quarter annual general meeting, I discovered that my branch
which I am the manager made an excess profit of $7,800,000.00] which
my head office are not aware of and will never be aware of. I have
since placed the funds in what we called "Escrow Suspense Account"
with no beneficiary; As an officer of this bank, I cannot be directly
connected to this money, this is why I am contacting you to assist me
stand claim and receive this money in your account, and you will get
40% of the total funds as your commission.

There is practically no risk involved in this transaction, This
transaction is just like some one who banks in a particular bank and
at a point in time he/she wish to close his account and transfer funds
to a different bank. It will be bank-to-bank transfer, all I need from
you is to stand claim as the right beneficiary of the funds, who made
the deposit in my branch so that my head office can order the transfer
to your designated bank account, since all international transfers are
carried out from the head office. Upon your acceptance of this
proposal and your cooperation, i will furnish you with all the
details.

I assure you we can achieve it successfully if you can follow my
instruction and direction,kindly send me your reply of consent
my email is affulkoranteng@gmail.com
Best regards,
Mr.afful koranteng

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