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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:

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:
- "drug clearance certificate" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "ibrahim.ansah2016@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ecobank Ghana" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ibrahim.ansah2016@yandex.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2016 16:11:59 -0000
Subject: Hello

ATTN: Sir/Madam.

I am Mr. Ibrahim Ansah with the message received from the Presidency, I do sympathize with you for the long delay in your payment. It was as a result of your experience and several reports and petitions from foreign contractors like
Your humble self that made the Government/United Nation to introduce this cash delivery via Diplomatic Courier Unit in Accra – Ghana , West African sub region. I was mandated to handle the office and deliver to contractors their consignment to their doorstep. The system of our operations is as follows: -

(1). The Presidency/United Nation has given to me an authority to deliver your inheritance sum in cash to your doorstep.
(2).You must be at the airport to receive my diplomat that is coming to deliver your consignment to you, so that both of you will go straight to your nominated bank to deposit the cash and you will endorse some vital documents confirming that you have received your fund without problems.

(3). All that is required from you is your first and second pages photocopies of your international passport for identification on diplomat arrival at the airport.

(4). You should reconfirm your particulars to enable me crosscheck with what I have here in your file. As soon as I receive all these required information, my diplomat will start procuring the necessary documents concerning the movement of your consignment to your designation. This will include Certificate of Entry, Ghana Drug Clearance
Certificate and other vital documents.
(5). You are also to inform my diplomat of the nearest International Airport, to enable him en-route his ticket to the airport.

As soon as these documents are ready, he will fax them to you for your perusal, but please confirm your private telephone numbers immediately.

Lastly, we will require your maximum co-operation for a hitch free delivery of your inheritance fund in cash to you.

Looking forward to hear from you as quick as possible.

Best regards,

Mr. Ibrahim.Ansah
ibrahim.ansah2016@yandex.com
Director DSU
+233-554599099

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