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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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Fraud email example:

From: Int Comm Bank Of Ghana <icbog1956@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 06:53:40 -0700
Subject: Attn:Can I Trust You?????????????????

Dear Friend,
I am the Chief Auditor General foreign remittance department in (I.C.B BANK
OF Ghana). I am writing to seek your cooperation over this business deal.
Please I do not intend to make you uncomfortable with this proposal, but
rather present to you a life time opportunity of a huge financial deal that
will benefit both parties greatly,Straight to the purpose of this mail.

In my department ,i discover an abandoned sum of $10.000.000.00usd (Ten
Million US Dollars) ,In an account that belong to one of our foreign
customer who died along with his entire family in a plane crash that took
place in Kenya,east African,Late Dr George Brumley, A citizen of Atlantic
United States Of American but nationalized in Ghana West Africa An Oil and
Gas Merchant working under the Ghana Petroleum co-operation and A
contractor with ECOWAS(economic community of west African states.

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next
of kin to come over and claim his money because it cannot be released
unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased
as indicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately , all his supposed
next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving
nobody behind for the claim.

The request for your assistance and maximum co-operation as a foreign
citizen to stand as the next of kin in this business is occasioned by the
fact that the deceased customer was a foreigner and a Ghanaian cannot stand
as next of kin to a foreigner. 40 % of this money will be for you as my
foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account.60% would
be for me.There after I will come over to your country for Investment also
for disbursement , sharing of the money according to the percentages
indicated.

I shall furnish you with due process of concluding this transaction without
any delay. I will like you to provide me with the following details:

1) Your direct mobile/fax number.
2) Your name and country resident address.
3) Your private E-mail box.

Please , visit the website below for more information's about the Plane
Crash and the tragic death of the deceased and his entire family, Late
DR.GEORGE BRUMLEY. http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD /africa/07/20/kenya.crash
/index.html

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Lawrence
The Manager
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
Int. Comm. Bank Of Ghana.

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