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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: Samuel Owusu <samuelsagency181@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <samuelsconagency@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 07:15:29 +0000
Subject: WE ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR PRODUCTS




Dear,Sir/Madam

There is an on going Tender,

We are agent sourcing for reliable companies that can supply your products to The ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) Tender Board and other private organization here in Ghana and we are interested in your product, if you are interested send us your details specification and prices of your product or send us your catalog.

Ecowas payment terms is 100% full payment into your Bank account before you start the supply and the delivery time is 6 to 8 months. If you are interested, do get back to us for more details.

Regards,
Mr. Samuel Owusu
Samuel O Consultant Agency
No: 57 Amasaman street,
Achimota, Accra Ghana

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