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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: Ernest Obeng <ajaysblc20@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: ernestobee16@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 14:36:02 +0200
Subject: Greetings" From Ernest, Kindly Reply Back



--
Hello,

I am a politician and a member of Ghana's executive committee on
contract awards. My Name is Mr. Ernest Obeng. The reason of relating to
you is to aid me in securing some money oversea for protected custody
which I deliberately reserved to assist funding my senatorial elections
campaign under the party umbrella of National Patriotic Party (NPP) this
years December 2016, regrettably for me I lost the senatorial candidate
seat during a conducted election primary.

As an executive member on contract award committee, I was able to dump
some kickback money emanated from award of contracts awarded to Japanese
and German companies in a security vault with a commercial bank in Ghana
pending when I will found a reliable individual to budge out the fund
from Ghana to offshore bank account for a company venture.

Contacting you arose from the fact that the present ruling government
vowed to crack down on past immediate administrative functionaries of
(NPP) and trying to trace all the resources that was made through
contract awards and other mouth watering deals during our tenure in the
office from the year 2004 to 2012, if they succeed in tracing this fund
to me, they will confiscate it and thereby devastating my life time
opportunities.

It become paramount for me to move this fund in a foreigner's name to
keep away from any trace. What I require from you is a promise that you
can hold the total sum involved Nineteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars contentedly and that I can also have confidence
you.

I want you to instantly inform me of your readiness in supporting and
co-operating with me in receiving the above sum in your account, That
will enable me send you complete details of this business deal.

Thanks
Ernest Obeng.

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