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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: Total Reach <totalme320@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 09:39:07 -0700
Subject: Payment Confirmation


I am Hon.Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ghana;my office
monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions
in Ghana concerned with foreign contract payments. I am the final signatory
to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on the
local and international levels in line to foreign contracts settlement.

I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to
somenominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as
ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. Your name was
among the people expecting the funds to be transferred into their account,
on this note; I wish to have deal with you as regards to your unpaid funds.
I have your file before me and hope your data's are correct and un-tampered
unless you reconfirm it.

As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the
Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the
opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received two days ago
from the Parliamentary Committee on Contract Payments / Foreign Debts to
submit the List of payment reports/ expenditures and audited reports of
revenues. Among several others, I have decided to remit your contract sum
following my idea that we have a deal /agreement and I am going to do this
legally.

MY CONDITIONS

1. The sum of USD$7.9Million only will be transferred into your nominated
account by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmable in 7 working days after
you have confirmed the transfer of the funds into your account,35% out of
the whole sum will be for you, 10% for any expenses that may accrue during
the transaction while 55% will be for me.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes. 3. There should be no
third parties as most problems associated with your fund release are caused
by your agents or representative.

If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately and
the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name
on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the seven working days mandate.

I hope you don't reject this offer and have your funds transferred.

Waiting for your soonest response and reply through my private e-mail
address: (totalme320@gmail.com)


Be in peace.


Hon.Hanna Serwaa Tetteh.

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