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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: "Amangbo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.petera.mangb@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2016 16:48:03 +0100
Subject: *****SPAM***** INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR PAYMENT

Plot 176, Old Town, Section B Bogyawe Road,
Opposite Nakani and Hagan, 12345, Ghana
Email: GH.zenith-trustees@execs.com
Phone:+233 32 202 8512.

Dear Sir,

Sequel to the official letter which we received from the Federal Ministry of Finance today, i write to bring to your notice that we have been instructed by FMF to remit $US100,000.00 USD to you Via WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER to enable you offset all required fees for the release of your outstanding Inheritance payment of $US10.5Million United States Dollars Only.

WESTERN UNION department of this financial institution has schedule the tranfer of your $US100,000.00 USD to be send out to your name today as soon as you pay 110 Euro for WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER charge.

You will be receiving 10 different payments of $US10,000 each. And you are to confirm to us your full address and information where to send the $US100,000.00 USD in your favor.

We shall send you an email with MTCN to pick up the first $US10,000, and other payments will follow up immediately.

Mr. Peter Amangbo
Group Managing Director/CEO
Zenith Bank of Ghana.


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