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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: Tony Adoo <tonyadoo22@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 19:43:01 -0700
Subject: From Tony Adoo


>From Tony Adoo

The Manager,

International Commercial Bank Ghana

First Light Branch Accra, Ghana.


Hello \

Thank you so much for your interest to my business proposal to you on
this transfer project With trust I have contacted you and with trust
we have to work together to actualize this mutual business relation
that will transcend to generations for our mutual benefit.



Yes I give you my word there is absolutely no risk involve in this.
Remember I am involve and I am here too to make sure that we have a
successful transfer of the money into your account before traveling to
meet with you for investment. Also note that I am going to prepare a
contract working agreement that is going to bind us together through
out this business. Please be rest assured that there is no risk
involve in this transaction.



Please read below on the way forward/modalities on what you/we are
going to do in other to make this business a success.

As I did explain in my very first message, the fund involved
$15,500,000:00 is an excess of what my branch made as profit for the
year 2010. Like did say in my last mail to you, I have already
submitted an approved end of 2010 financial report to my head office
and my head office and the entire International Commercial bank Ghana
will NEVER know of this excess.

It is going to be a bank- to- bank transfer from my head office in
Accra where every international transfer are been conducted to your
account, as we branch offices are not permitted to transfer money
internationally. The transfer will take only 72hr from my head office
into your account.

All that I need to do is program your full names and your complete
address on our bank central computer/database as the DEPOSITOR and
BENEFICIARY of the account where I have placed this fund. (Remember
the fund was in a SUSPENSE account without any name as the
beneficiary).



After putting your names and full address in the account where I have
placed this money, as the DEPOSITOR and BENEFICIARY, I shall issue a
backdated DEPOSIT SLIP of the account holding the fund in your name as
the DEPOSITOR and the BENEFICIARY of the account/the money. So that it
will serve as if you have deposited the money with our bank a year ago
or more and now want the money to be transferred to your account
offshore. Hope you understand.

After that I shall furnish you with a DRAFT COPY of an APPLICATION
REQUEST for TRANSFER which you are going to forward to the
International Banking Department of my head office where the transfer
is going to be carried out from, requesting them to transfer your fund
deposited in the account with their branch office and I assure you
they will immediately effect the transfer of the fund into you
account.

In fact, we can actualize all these in 7 working days, if you accord
me with the maximum co-operation needed from you.

This is what you are going to do for now,
In your response, please forward your full contact details, which I am
going to use to start programming your information’s/profile in the
central computer/database of our bank as the depositor of the fund and
the beneficiary too.



You are to forward,
(1) your full names,
(2) your complete physical address in your country,
(3) your telephone, fax, and mobile number to enable me set the ball
rolling.
(4) Your international passport or driver licence (photo page) is very
vital for my office use.

As soon as I receive all this information's I will start programming
immediately.
And do please keep this business to us to avoid any loopholes or
linkage of information about this business to any other person/s. Note
that as soon as the transfer is completed into your account, I am
resigning to travel to meet with you for sharing and for investment as
I intend to live a honorable business life with my family there in
your country.



Please feel free to give me a call after you receive my massage on
Please remember that this is a 100% risk free
business. Always be free to ask me any question you want to ask and I
will answer you. Please feel free to deal with me in all matters in
all sincerity for a common successful conclusion of this transfer
project. I am waiting for your email and your call too.



Thanking you with regards,

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