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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: ASAMOAH KODJO <drkasam13@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 18:31:31 +0100
Subject: ENQUIRIES/PROPOSAL

Hello,

I am Dr Kodjo Asamoah, a Solicitor/Financial Attorney/ Consultant in Ghana,
West Africa. I represent one Mr Reynolds Price, an American herein also
referred to as my client. He appointed me as his personal Attorney
/Consultant since 1993.

On the 25th of July 2009, my client, his wife, and their two Children died
in a fatal plane crash. Prior to that accident and since then, I have been
managing Mr Clarkson's properties and assets here in the Ghana; Some of
these properties, some months before the time of the accident, were already
put on sale.As his attorney,I monitored the sale of the properties, and the
depositing of the proceeds into Mr Clarkson's main bank account, here in
Ghana.

I have contacted you,to assist me in repatriating the money, and possibly
ownership of some of the property left behind by my client; this is to
prevent ownership of both reverting to the state. By Ghana law, ownership
of funds in current bank accounts unattended for six years will
automatically revert back to the government treasury. However, the legal
procedure to activate this takes about six months, of which there are just
about four months left.

The bank has recently issued me a notice to provide details of any of Mr
Clarkson's next of kin within a short period of time, this thereby triggers
off the procedure of reverting ownership of the funds to the government. My
Late client's main bank account as at March 2015 is valued at Six million,
five hundred thousand U.S dollars ($6.5m). Since I have been unsuccessful
in locating any relatives of my late client in the last six years; and with
the bank indicating that they now wish to shortly start the procedure of
reversion of ownership of the funds to the state; I now seek your consent
to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of
this account can be paid to you. And then you in turn can send me my share
of the money. The ratio for the sharing of the funds will be fifty per cent
(50%) to me, forty per cent (40%) to you, and ten per cent (10%) for
miscellaneous expenses that might arise. I have all the necessary
information that will be used to back up any claim we may make..

All I require is your honest co-operation and confidentiality to enable us
see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Trust me, as Mr Clarkson's attorney; this is a risk-free transaction.
Please send me a reply, indicating your full names, address, and your
telephone number to enable us discuss this matter further.

I very much look forward to a swift response from you.

Kindest regards,

Dr Kodjo Asamoah Esq.
drkodjoasam@yandex.com

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