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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: "BANK OF GHANA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <henry.wampah@e-mail.ua>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 08:19:05 -0700
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY, WHY THE CHANGE OF ACCOUNT!!!

Attention Dear Beneficiary,
 
My Name Is DR. HENRY KOFI WAMPAH, The Executive Governor bank of Ghana. Please confirm this information as urgent as possible. Did you Send MR. LUCKOW DUANNE ALAN from USA to come and claim your contract funds Valued at US$10,000,000.00? (TEN MILLION) your funds which was been Long approved in your name by the Government of Ghana and United Nations, and was deposit here in bank of Ghana.
 
 
Below are the Banking account details of MR. LUCKOW DUANNE ALAN from USA where he want us to transfer your funds into.
 
 
Account Name: Luckow Duanne Alan
Account No: 114-102-5567-8
Bank Name: Standard Chattered Bank, NY
Bank Address: 72 Spring Street, 11th Floor New York, NY 10012
Swift Code: SCBL 11K111.
 
 
He is also trying to pay the charges and get your funds claim. Honestly is very huge surprise to the entire management of bank. That the reason you want to give out your funds is because of the little fee. Please your urgent confirmation is highly needed now before your fund will be released to a wrong person within the next 48 hours,
 
Please quote this payment codes (ROG/BOG3124-FILE111-CBG) in all conversation or else you will not be recognized as a beneficiary/contractor with this Government and note any further message without my Identification or Passport Photograph should be disregarded to avoid any fraudulent hijack of information.
 
Regards,
Dr. Henry Kofi Wampah
Executive Governor, Bank of Ghana



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