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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: Larry Lee <koffimensah1956@gmail.com>
Reply-To: llee1960@usa.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 01:57:27 -0700
Subject: APPROVED PAYMENT VIA CHECK!!

ATTN:

With reference:File No:34567/cl/Nwt/2013 to your yet to be transferred
inheritance funds in the liquidated Standard Trust Bank [STB] Plc in
Accra, after due consideration of the fact that you had not been able
to claim your rightful inheritance which from our datas gotten from
the Central Bank is $750,000 being an inheritance claim before the end
of the last quarter of the year 2013, the Federal Ministry of Finance
has decided that all beneficiaries who have not fulfilled all
paperwork request for the release of his/her inheritance funds to
his/her nominated account, should be transferred to the Ghana
Commercial Bank { GCB}


The GCB has been advised to pay you installmentally,through First
Financial Credit Union USA starting with the sum of $250,000.00 (TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US Dollars) by certified check , which
will be debited from the Government's foreign account with First
Financial Credit Union USA clear able every 3 month after drawn air
marked for payment in the Third quarter of 2014.

The check will be sent to the contact address you will provide to us.

The check will be sent to you via our official courier,IBTX, to your
designated contact address . As soon as we receive your response: a
confirmation that you have received this message and you are willing
to receive the check, the check will be sent to your contact address.
We will require the following information from you to prepare the
check immediately in your name:


Beneficiary Full Name:

Contact ADDRESS :

Telephone Number:

OCCUPATION :


Your response will be highly appreciated. Respond to our direct email
for security purposes{ llee1960@usa.com}


Mr.Larry Lee
First Financial, Virginia. USA
Tel:571-659-5607
Email: llee1960@usa.com or llarry17@yahoo.com

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