419 scam: "Mr. Goodluck Nana" <mr.goodlucknana3@gmail.com> Dear Friend

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mr.goodlucknana5@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Goodluck Nana" <mr.goodlucknana3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.goodlucknana5@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2015 23:10:06 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend,

I am glad to communicate with you, please read this letter to your
understanding. I am Mr. Goodluck Nana of No. 8 Jayee Street McCarthy South
Road Accra Ghana. I am a Caregiver; I am contacting you based on a
(Dormant Account) owned by Late Eng. William Rogers whose death occurred
on the attacked by the protesting villagers in Kumasi Gold Mining Village.
Unfortunately, Late Eng. William Rogers lost his life on the tragedy. Late
Eng. William Rogers is a citizen of your country he was previously an
assistant project engineer for Gold Chase Mining Company Accra Ghana. My
late father used to be his personal lawyer before his death and since then
the bank where he deposited US$1,960,000.00Million has been sending notice
to my father chamber post office box and I am privileged to receive those
letter and read them and from my findings from Late Eng. William Rogers he
did not have any child, her wife divorced and took his property 2 years
before his death and it has completed 3 (Three) years since after the
tragedy that took his life and all his properties was repatriated to Gold
Chase Housing Estate.

I am contacting you because my father who was his personal attorney has
hand over the documents related to the fund to me and the bank believe
that through his chambers we can get his next of kin or relation to claim
the fund US$1,960,000.00Million. The law will not be against us if we are
able to get someone from your country who can stand in the place of his
next of kin or relative to claim the fund and we give our guidance from
here so that is the reason I am contacting you because the bank is about
to take possession of the fund because of long delays in his (Dormant
Account) which is the notice we just received from the bank. Note that
this claim will remain at the same sharing ratio of 50 / 50 to you and my
family which I am here to represent so I will give you all the guidance as
soon as you contact me with your (Full Names, Contact Address, Phone
Numbers and Identity Photograph) And be rest assured that your information
is save with me and is not going to be used for another purpose than to
see this transaction through for the fund release and transfer to your
bank account.

I look forward hearing from you as you read and understand this mail.

Regards,
Mr. Goodluck Nana.
Email:mr.goodlucknana5@gmail.com

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