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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: "Joseph A . Otoo" <josephaotoo40@yahoo.pt>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 08:12:47 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Your Compensation


 Joseph Ayikoi Otoo.
                                          
To My Good Friend, Your Compensation.

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from United Kingdom.Presently I am in London city for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact the Foreign Remittance Director of Agricultural Development Bank,Accra-Ghana.  ( Mr. Stephen Kpordzih )   as I stated below and follow his instructions:

Bank Director:        Mr. Stephen Kpordzih
E-mail:               info.adbgh@financier.com
Tell:                 +233 50 661 6826

Ask him to transfer the funds worth of (US$1.100,000.00 ) ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR'S which I deposited with the Escrow call Account of the Agricultural Development Bank,Accra-Ghana, for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter as I have appreciated your past efforts at that time very much despite that you don't believe me then.

So feel free and contact the bank Director for the funds to be transfer to you without any delay, Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy together after all the sufferings at that time you tried to help me out. At this moment I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I and my new partner are having at hand.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the bank Director on your behalf to transfer to  you the fund, so feel free to get in touch with him so that the funds can be transferred to you without any delay and try to be honest with the bank Director because he is a God fearing man.
 

With Best Regards,
Joseph Ayikoi Otoo.


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