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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: Paul Dada <pauldada@mail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 02:26:42 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE"

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Attention Please,

The need to get a foreigner

I am Paul Dada, Head of Internal Audit Banque Commerciale Du Ghana,
working as part of a bigger team that covers the entire African
region. An investor (name with-held) died without naming any next of
kin to his fund in my bank.

The amount is $15.7M and banking regulation/legislation in Ghana
demands that i should notify the fiscal authorities after three years.

The above set of facts underscores my reason to seek your permission
to have you stand in as the next of kin to the deceased.

These funds will be approved and released in your favor as the next of
kin if only you will adhere to my instruction and cooperate with me in
one accord. I have all the legal and banking details of the deceased
client that will facilitate our putting you forward as the
claimant/beneficiary of the funds and ultimately transfer of the
$15.7M plus interest to any bank account nominated by you. I am
prepared to compensate you with a 35% share of the total funds for
your efforts. The final details will be given upon receipt an
affirmation of your desire to participate.

Please contact me immediately whether or not you are interested in
this proposal.
If you are not, it will enable me scout for another foreign partner to
carry out this deal. But where you are interested, contact me
immediately.
Thank you,

Paul Dada.

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