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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.Harry Benson" <infocontactmd@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 01:35:19 -0700
Subject: Greetings


*Dear Sir/Madam,My name is Mr.Harry Benson I write you this proposal in
good faith.I am 48 years old married with two lovely kids. I am a devoted
Christian and a man of peace, I am working with Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana
Limited West African and my working position is Audit and account officer
and I am also account officer to Late Mrs.Suchitra Bostock, A citizen of
Norway, during the time Mrs.Suchitra Bostock was alive he deposited sum of
$1.5 Million Dollars in our bank under a Non-investment account.Late
Mrs.Suchitra Bostock instructed me that i should not let any of his
Family's members to be aware of this fund and She instructed me that this
funds should be kept secret until he decides what to do with it, Now
Mrs.Suchitra Bostock is late. I her account officer i don't know what to do
that is why i contacted you for you to work together with me and stand as
the next of kin to the fund $1.5 Million United State Dollars Since I am
the Mrs.Suchitra Account Officer and also Audit and account officer in my
bank,I plan to activate the account with your name as the original
depositor of the fund and change all the paperwork's in your name and
present you to my Bank for them to proceed the transfer of the funds to
your name nor your bank account.If you are interested to work together with
me , after my bank transfer the fund to your bank account I will instruct
you to take 45% out of the total fund for your self and also send 55% of
the balance to my bank account or you can invest it in my name since am
still in Government service . If you’re Interested to my proposal I wait
your reply contact me through my email below.With regardsMr.Harry
BensonAudit and account officerTel:+233234176603Accra GhanaEmail:
infocontactmd@gmail.com <infocontactmd@gmail.com>*

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