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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: "GH20 C.AWARD" <gh20internationalcontractaward@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 18:49:44 +0200
Subject: Attn : Mr /Mrs /Director/CEO,

Attn : Mr /Mrs /Director/CEO,



This is a medium to be in partnership with you or with your company, I
solicit your attention for the transfer of a fund which is the
overdraft of the contracts awarded to the international contractors by
the GH20 World philanthropists (the GH20 comprises of 16 Countries
presently). I (Mr, Adamawa Christopher kimper, 45years old and resides
in lot 14-16, Rue des Apotres, Lome-Togo, father of 2 children age
19years and 24years old and a wife) am the auditor to the GH20
contracts award department.

During the auditing of awarded contracts, there was the sum of
16.5million United States Dollars that was not transferred to any of
the bank account of the international contractors while none of the
contractors complained of not received their contract payment .
In-spite of this I want you to provide the below for the immediate
release of the fund to you.
1-Your Full name or company name if you owned company:

………………………………………..
2-Mobile number: …………………………………Fax:……………………………………………..
3-Address: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4-Country: …………………………………………………

Once the processing of fund release is completed/approved to your name
or company name the fund will be remitted to your company bank account
while I will join you in your Country for sharing but if you did not
posed a company, I can assist you to register a company on your name
which will receive approval as company that completed awarded contract
and the fund will be released to your bank account for sharing 50/50%,

If you abide with this I will like you to provide your bank account
information because the bank account will be utile for the completion
of the transaction, to avoid doubt, you can open new bank account that
will have only few amount for the remittance of this fund , this fund
can as well be released to you through VISA CREDIT CARD(with which you
can withdraw money with anywhere in the World) it can be released to
you as well through diplomatic means of the GH20 contract fund release
bank anywhere in the World.

Bank Name:……………………………………………………….
Bank Address:……………………………………….
Bank Tel:...............................................
Bank Fax:………………………………………………………………….
Account bearer:……………………………………………….
Account Number:……………………………………………………..
IBAN No/Swift Code:………………………………………………………………

Thanks for your Co-operation.
Mr, Adamawa Christopher kimper.

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