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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: Customer Service <bankadmin@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 14:57:01 -0800
Subject: VERY URGENT

VERY URGENT


Hello how are you doing today hope you are doing good?. .. I am Donald
Jordan, bank manager of Barclays Bank of Ghana , ACCRA BRANCH. I have
urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On November
26, 2011 ,an American oil consultant/contractor with the Ghanaian
national petroleum corporation, Mr. Barry Willerton made a numbered time
(fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, value $17.3 Million Dollars
Cash in my Branch. On maturity, we sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent reminder
and finally his contract employers, the Ghanaian National petroleum
corporation wrote to inform us today that Mr. Barry Willerton died from
an automobile accident ,that he died without MAKING A WILL, and all
attempts by the American Embassy to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore, made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Barry
Willerton in fact was an immigrant from Mexico and only recently
obtained American citizenship from the American lottery visa program. He
did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank deposit paperwork.. This money total $17.3 Million
Dollars Cash is still sitting in my bank as dormant Account. No one will
ever come forward to claim it, and according to Ghana law after 5years,
the money will revert to the ownership of the Ghanaian Government if the
account owner is certified dead. This is the situation, and my proposal
is that I am looking for a foreigner who will stand in as the next of
kin to MR. Barry Willerton. A Bank Account abroad will then facilitate
the transfer of this money to the beneficiary/ next of kin. This is
simple. All you have to do is to immediately send me a bank account
anywhere in the world for me to arrange the proper money transfer
paperwork and let me know if you are interested. This money total $17.3
Million Dollars Cash will then be paid into your Account for us to share
in the ratio 50% for me and 50% for you. There is no risk at all, and
all the paper work for this transaction will done by me using my
position and connection in the banks in Ghana. You will not be required
to come to Ghana or sign any documents at all... This business
transaction is guaranteed. If you are interested, please reply
immediately, sending the following details:

(1) Complete Bank Name and Address :

(2) Bank Account Number and Routing number :

(3) Name of Account Holder/Beneficiary :

(4) Your Phone Number :

(5) Bank Account type, Savings or Checking :



Please observe the utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country. Thank you so
much i am looking forward to receive your urgent reply.


All my regards.

DONALD JORDAN.
BRANCH MANAGER.
BARCLAYS BANK OF GHANA.

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