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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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Fraud email example:

From: Evans Thomas <mr.evansthomas@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 05:22:02 -0700
Subject: Business Relationship.

Meridian House, Ring Road Central,
Private Mail Bag No. 16, Accra North,
Accra, Ghana.

I anticipate that you read this mail quickly and let me know your opinion
or willingness on this Classified Information top secrete that I will
release to you. Firstly, This is an opportunity to change my financial
status that will give my family a secured future.My name is Mr.Evans
Thomas, I am a banker and currently the Swift Operational Manager of the
International Commercial Bank Limited (Ghana). I wish to introduce a
financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as the swift operation
manager It is my duty to direct incoming swift transfer to the receiving
account corresponding with the International Commercial Bank Swift there
here is the top secret there is an incoming transfer of 22,000,000.00
twenty two million united states dollars from Barclay's Bank Mauritius to
/0240029052601UE ICON GHANA LTD and I have received a call this morning
from the company accountant informing me that the company president is late
and he pleaded with me to redirect the funds to another account outside
Ghana I have reason with him as i see this as an opportunity as we all know
that dead Men don't talk.

I got your information during my search through the Internet. But I don't
know how you will feel about this, but I assure you that you are not going
to regret knowing me . I only hope we can assist each other. But If you are
not interested in his offer kindly forget it but if you are interested and
you are not capable of handling it try to help me get a partner urgently if
you can as I will have 10% of the total fund to you as the consultant but
you must understand the confidentiality of this project you must make it a
secret.

NOTE: YOU SHOULD NOT DISCUSS THIS BUSINESS TO ANYBODY FOR SECURITY REASONS.

I have discussed with the company accountant to Late K.S.Malayappan
the/0240029052601UE ICON GHANA LTD a well none Indian multimillion gold
miner and government contractor based here in Ghana and beneficiary of the
contract fund in question . As an officer of the bank I can not divert the
fund to any local account here in Ghana so this informed my contacting you
for us to work so that you can assist receive this money into your bank
account for us to SHARE between the two of us. While you will have 45% of
the total fund, and 55% for me and my partners. Note there are practically
no risk involved in this project, it will be bank to bank transfer, all I
need from you is to forward your personal information's and your bank
account details so i can easily document for the redirection of the funds
to your own account as the original beneficiary of the funds If you accept
this offer to work with me, I will appreciate it very much. As soon as I
receive your kind response, I will give you details on how we can achieve
it successfully.

Warm Regards.
Mr.Evans Thomas.

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