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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: "Mr.J.B Clottey" <mclottey82@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Mr.J.B Clottey" <mrjbclottey@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 17:25:28 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Good day,


 Mr.FromJ.B. Clottey,

External and Internal Audit Control Unit.

Bank of Ghana .



Good day,



I am Mr. J.B. Clottey. I have emailed you earlier on without
any response from you. I am among the Advisory Panel that
was mandated to advise the Bank on external and internal
audit control systems of the Bank, hence I have decided to
contact you to stand of the next of kin to the deceased
customer to enable us receive his deposit as inheritance for
investment amounted to US$39Million only.



On my first email I mentioned about my late client whose
relatives I cannot get in touch with. But both of you have
the same last name so it will be very easy to front you as
his official next of kin. I am compelled to do this because
I would not want the finance house to push my client??s
funds into their treasury as unclaimed inheritance.



Note that you are to furnishing me with the requested
information's bellow immediately;





(1)Full names. Rajkumar Sugandh

(2)Contact address. 71 Ranapratapnagar P.O.Jhotwara,

(3)Telephone and fax numbers. 09462069081

(4)Location. Jaipur India





If you are interested you do let me know so that I can give
you Comprehensive details on what we are to do.

Waiting for your response.

Many Thanks,







Mr. J.B. Clottey





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German translate



Herr FromJ.B . Clottey ,

Externe und Interne Revision Control Unit .

Bank of Ghana.



Guten Tag,



Ich bin Herr J. B. Clottey . Ich Ihnen per E-Mail haben
frÑŒher ohne Antwort von Ihnen . Ich bin unter den Advisory
Panel , die beauftragt wurde , die Bank auf externe und
interne Revision Kontrollsysteme der Bank beraten , daher
habe ich mich entschlossen , Sie zu kontaktieren , um die
nдchsten Angehцrigen der verstorbenen Kunden zu stehen ,
damit wir seine Einzahlung als Erbe fÑŒr Investitionen
beliefen sich auf nur US $ 39Million .



Auf meiner ersten E-Mail ich ьber meine spдte Kunden,
dessen Verwandten kann ich nicht in BerÑŒhrung kommen mit
erwдhnt. Aber beide haben den gleichen Nachnamen , so wird
es sehr einfach, vor Ihnen als seinem offiziellen nдchsten
Angehцrigen . Ich bin gezwungen , dies zu tun , denn ich
mцchte nicht, dass das Finanzhaus zu meinem Kunden ? S
Mittel in ihre eigene als unzustellbar Erbe zu schieben.



Beachten Sie, dass Sie mich mit der gewÑŒnschten
Informationen sofort unten Einrichtung sind ;





(1) Vollstдndige Namen .

(2) Kontakt -Adresse.

(3 ) Telefon -und Faxnummern .

(4) Ort .





Wenn Sie interessiert sind, lassen Sie es mich wissen, damit
kann ich Ihnen umfassende Informationen ÑŒber das, was wir
tun sollen .

Warten auf Ihre Antwort.

Vielen Dank ,







Herr J. B. Clottey

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