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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: Tony Douglas <tony.douglas186@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 21:17:28 +0100
Subject: From Manager of Standard Chartered Bank LTD...

Attention,

My name is Dr. Tony Douglas, The branch manager of Standard Chartered
Bank LTD, Techie Nungua branch, Techie Nungua branch.

I am a Ghanaian by birth, 48yrs of age and married with three
children.I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit
both of us.

As the branch manager of the bank, it is my duty to send financial
reports to my head office in the capital city of Accra-Ghana.

On the course of the last year 2013 end of the year's report, I
discovered that my branch in which I am the manager, made Six million
Five hundred us dollars ($6,500,000.00), of which my head office is
not aware and will never be aware of it.

I have since then PLACED this fund in an ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT without a
beneficiary.

As the branch manager of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to
this Money thus, I am impelled to request for your assistance to
receive this money into your bank account. I intend to part 50% of
this fund to you while 50% shall be saved on my behalf and my
information technology officer.

I do need to assure you that there is no risk involved in this
Business. It is going to be a Bank-to-Bank transfer. All I need from
you is to stand in as the original depositor of this fund.

If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response be
informed that I will be sending you all the in house information's
that will help in you applying for the administrative wire transfer
processing procedures.

Name of City of Residence:.......
Address :.........
Country:...........
Direct Telephone Number:....
AGE :......
Occupation:....
ID OR PASSPORT.....

Best Regards,
Dr. Tony Douglas
Call +233-232-618-311

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