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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 Samora" <comehereezra@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jssm221@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 00:50:36 -0500
Subject: The Manager






From: The Manager,
United Bank For Africa Ghana
Airport Residential Plot No Z6,
59 Patrice Lumumber Road Accra-Ghana
Tell: 00233-541-486-434
Reply to: jssm221@yahoo.com

Hello Dear,
I got your contact during my search for a reliable, trust worthy and
honest person to introduce this transfer project with. My name is Joseph
Samora. I am the manager of the United Bank For Africa Ghana {UBA},
Airport Residential Plot No Z6, 59 Patrice Lumumber Branch Accra. I am a
Ghanaian married with two kids.

I am writing to solicit your assistance in the noble transfer of
US$15.500.000.00. This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am
the manager made as profit during the last year. I have already submitted
an approved End of the last Year financial report for the year 2012/2013
to my Head Office here in Accra and they will never know of this Excess. I
have since then, placed this amount of US$15.500.000.00 (Fifteen Million
Five hundred Thousand Unit ed States Dollars) on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT
without a beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money
thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money
into your bank account. I intend to part 40% of this fund to you while 60%
shall be for me. I do need to stress that there are practically no risk
involved in this.

It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account
anywhere you feel safer.

All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund. If
you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response Please call
me on the number above when you reply me and also reply me to my private
email address: jssm221@yahoo.com
.
With regards,
Joseph Samora.

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