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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: Edward Ouko <edwardouko55@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:03:24 +0300
Subject: Business Info

2015 BANK EXCESS PROFIT
Dear Friend,

First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by
virtue of its nature as being utterly Confidential and top secret. Though
I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive
and worried, but I am assuring you that this is real and genuine.

My name is EDWARD OUKO. I am the head of audit Standard Chartered Bank of
Ghana ltd, I am a Ghanaian, married with two kids. I am writing to solicit
your assistance in the transfer of (US.$9,500,000.00). This fund is the
excess of 2015 annual audit profit during this year business
transaction.

I have already submitted an approved end of the year report for the year
2015 to my head office here in Accra-Ghana, and they will never know of
this excess.

I have just placed this amount, Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars
(USD $9,500,000.00) in a suspense account without a beneficiary.
As an audit officer of the bank, I can not
be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your
assistance to receive this money into your bank account in your home
country.

I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this.
It's going to be a bank-to-bank wire transfer. All I need from you is to stand
as the original depositor of this fund and i will give you directives on
how you can successfully claim this funds into your bank account without
stress or delay . Thereafter, I will forward an account where my share will be
wired into when the funds reaches your account . No travel is required, Note
our sharing terms (60% to me & 40% to you)

If you accept this offer to assist, I will appreciate your timely response by
sending your data as follows. Thereafter, i will furnish you with further datails as to how
to proceed and quickly introduced you to already organized and specialized attorney in charge of this matter.

1 Your Full Names.......................................
2,Your telephone Number.................................
3,Profession............................................
4,Age...................................................
5,Sex...................................................
6,Marital Status........................................
7,House Address.........................................
8,Int,Passport OR work ID ..............................


Best.Regards,
Edward Ouko

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