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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Usman Hassan" <america@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: <drusmanhassan188@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:05:19 +0100
Subject: RE: THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND

Dear Beloved Friend
 
 
RE: THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND
 
After waiting to hear from you or your  Ghana partner for a long time
now, I decided to make this direct approach to you as my new
resolution in other not to let it be if I have anything in mind
against you. I do not know if you have asked yourself why each time
the release of this fund is approved, all of a sudden, the payment
will be stopped or one problem or the other  will come up if you have
not asked this question or you do not know, this is an opportunity for
me to tell you.
 
Some time ago, your Ghanaian friends, I mean the people that
introduced you to the project approached me through my dear wife who
work with the Federal Ministry of Finance and requested me to assist
them  conclude a money transfer deal they had with you. They requested
me to assist them by removing the original contractor’s name,
company’s name and bank particulars from the Bank Of Ghana vetting
computer and replacing them with your name and bank details in order
to make you appear as the rightful beneficiary of this fund.
 
I agreed on condition that they will pay me US$100,000.00 as soon as
your name appears as the beneficiary. I did as agreed and demanded to
be paid, but your friends started telling me stories, they even told
me you promised to send money to me.
 
Do you know that up till now, I have not received a single cent from
them and have not set my eyes on any of them?   Based on their
attitude, I decided to stop the fund release movement because I cannot
be denied of my right in my own office considering the risk as it
might affect my job..  Secondly, I know the source of the funds that
you did not execute any contract in Ghana , although I am the only
person privileged to know this information and it is a fact. Why I am
making this clear to you is that I can see that you are still making
efforts in order to conclude this project. Now I am ready to forget
the past.
 
I do not need the US $100.000.00 any longer from you but a good
compensation from your mind. I need your assurance that those
colleagues will be totally kept out of this transaction. I know that
none of them is aware of my new approach to you. Stop spending your
money unnecessarily to Bank of Ghana  Officers both here and overseas
because you will not receive this money without my hand in it. I
personally did the work at the beginning and only I can perform it.
Finally,
 
I need your promise that no official of the  Bank of Ghana  will be
aware of my involvement in this regard because of my position. Now
re-assure me that you will be willing to compensate me and that you
will assist my wife to establish a foreign account in your country
where my compensation will be lodged.  Also a TT FUND RELEASE APPROVAL
DOCUMENTS will be sent to you for endorsement after which I will remit
the money within 48 hours.
 
I am a man of my word. If you are ready to conclude this business with
me, kindly contact me on my   so that we can have a chat over this
issue once and for all.  But if the reverse is the case, do not bother
yourself to reach me and forget about this money.
 
 
Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter via my office e-mail address:drusmanhassan188@gmail.com
 
BEST REGARDS
 
Dr. Usman Hassan
Chairman payment verification Panel
Email:drusmanhassan188@gmail.com



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