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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: "Ambassador Gene A. Cretz" <nhosny@daralfouad.net>
Reply-To: unitedstateambassador5@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 08:20:29 +0200
Subject: Unknown Claim Over Your Lottery Winning Fund Worth Of $1.5 Million



From US Ambassador to Federal Republic of Ghana
United States Consulate General Ghana
No 7 Mambilla Street ,Off Aso Drive
Maitama District Accra, Ghana.
E-Mail: unitedstateambassador5@gmail.com

Attn: Sir/Ma,

Unknown Claim Over Your Lottery Winning Fund Worth Of $1.5 Million

The Main truth about your Fund in Africa is that your email address won you the sum of $1.5 Million from LOTTERY COMPANY BRANCH IN AFRICA.,by a set-up program called ANNUAL WINNING ONLINE BALLOTING SYSTEM,This program called Annual Winning Online Balloting System is a program set-u p by the World Organization, and Financially supported by the World Organization including your Government as means to congratulate the Blessed Lucky winners of the year, so luckily to you, your email address was among the earlier emails that won this $1.5 Million each to all the emails owners and that is how you become a winner to this Winning Fund of $20 Million.

While all the numerous emails and phone calls you have been receiving was from the old retired workers from Africa who are using their jobless/idleness to still fe es from you all because they kne w everything about your Lottery Fund when they where still in the Office, So that is why you haven't received any dime irrespective of
all your effort.

When this issue was discovered, all Funds in Africa belonging to foreign Beneficiaries was directed up to this Embassy representing the West Africa Ghana. in NW Washington, DC 20008 USA, with purpose of transferring your Lottery Fund into your Bank Account.

Although, We have received an instruction from the office of UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUNDS ORGANIZATION under the West African Ministry  ;Of Finance, few days from our correspondence to release your Overdue Compensate awarded payment fund valued sum of $1.5 million into your contract account, we are on the process to open an Domiciliary Bank Account in your name with the BANK OF CANADA and forward to you the account information so that you can access your fund in your account by yourself, But we are surprise this morning when we are about to open escrow account on your behalf, we received another email from Mrs. Mary Lynn Brown whom claim to be your CO USIN relative and also your representative&nb sp;with a letter of trust certificate telling us that she is your next of kin and you left an instruction to her for the
claim of your (deposited fund $1.5 million).

Here are the below account information she forwarded to us to transfer your fund into her account in USA.

The account which she forward to us as follow.

Bank of America
St. Petersburg, California USA
Bank Telephones: 1 877 984 7465 or 1 866 925 2036
Account Holder Name: Mrs. Mary Lynn Brown.
Customers Address: US Post Office: P.O Box 1956, San Ramona, Cal ifornia 98483
Account No: 9590078501567
Routing No: 031101169

Note: CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE has been made by the same person to transfer your $1.5 Million into the above information, Meanwhile if you are not in support of that, then respond quickly with reconfirmation to the bellow information's as we don't need any delay at all.

Please, do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this person is from you and has your authority to receive your fund. If this person is not your representative, you are requested to contact  ;us without any delay and send this  ;information as soon as possible, so that your fund value of $1.5 Million united state dollars will be released to you through bank telegraphic wire transfer method.

Furnish your valid data to enable us verify your details.

Your Full Name, Married/Single, Current Home Address, Your Telephone Number, Age and Sex, Occupation,Your Weekly / Monthly Income, Copy ID or International Passport for Identification.

However, we shall proceed to issue all payment details to the said person explained above, if we do not hear from you within the next 4&nbs p;working days from today.

Meanwhile i will want you to click this website to know more about me ( http://ghana.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html )

Yours Ambassador In Mission.
Head Of Mission: Ambassador Gene A. Cretz.
Ambassador Of Ghana in USA.

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