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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: Amissah Arthur <grrakpan6@gmail.com>
Reply-To: grrakpan12@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 12:50:16 +0100
Subject: We Apologized For The Delay Of Your Payment

WE APOLOGIZED FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR PAYMENT




Hello Beneficiary

This is to bring to your notice that the President of Republic of
Ghana, ""John Dramani Mahama"" has constituted a 14 man investigative
Panel and foreign Debts reconciliation committee, which I am the
Chairman of the presidential committee saddled with the
responsibility to investigate all the banks here in Africa, who has
trapped and held beneficiaries Funds inheritance claims unpaid.
However, the President has vowed that his government is poised to
eradicate corruption and fraudulent practices here in Ghana to zero
level which portrays the ugly reputations of this country’s image to
the international community.


I am the newly Appointed Executive Governor of BANK OF GHANA and the
Chairman of the presidential 14 man investigative Panel and foreign
Debts reconciliation committee. We apologized for the delay of your
payment and all the inconveniences it might have caused you. Please
take note, according to the information that I am getting since I was
appointed concerning delay of foreign Payment's such as CONTRACT
INHERITANCE FUNDS,CHARITY FUNDS,NEXT OF KIN FUNDS, LOTTO FUNDS and
many more PAYMENTS because of this matter, I will devote our 100%
assiduity in accrediting your fund Payments as long as I can guarantee
your co-operation on this matter and send me your information as I
mentioned below as there is a counter claim on your fund payment.


Please confirm urgently for immediate transfer into this account as
the account owner send this account on your behalf to this Bank and we
received the account on your behalf in the United States from a lady
declared herself as a nurse that taking care of you in the hospital
stating that you are in a sick bed and she pleaded us to transfer your
fund payment of the sum Of $10M (Ten Million United States Dollars
Only) into this bank account below as your representative/nominee:


Account Name: Geraldine M. Couch
Bank Name: Bank of America (Hillsboro, IL branch)
Swift code: BOAUS3N
Main routing number: 0260 0959 3
Branch routing number: 081904888
Account number is 0038 7303 9057
Bank address: 420 South Main Street in Hillsboro, IL 62049





your confirmation is needed before we make this transfer into this
account and also forward this information to us immediately for the
re-validation of your fund payment accordingly.



1. Full Names....................
2. Telephone.....................
3. Contact Address...............
4. Age...........................
5. Occupation....................
6. Sex...........................
7 Country........................








Yours faithfully
Mr. K.B.Amissah-Arthur
Executive Governor
BANK OF GHANA (BOG)
Head Office:No:1 Thorpe Road
Accra Ghana

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