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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: "Dr. Collins Kwame" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cokwame@netcmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2016 23:34:30 -0200
Subject: CONTRACT PAYMENT DEAL.,

Dear friend,

My name is Dr. Collins Kwame; I am The Head of Accounts Department in The Ghana Ministry of Roads and Highways. I am in-charge of Payment Approval of Contracts awarded to Local and Foreign Contractors by Ghana government.

A Road Construction Contract was awarded to a Foreign Company here in Ghana and the contract was supposed to be awarded to two companies at the cost of One Hundred Million Dollars (USD$100,000,000.00).

We negotiated with one Construction Company that executed the contract at the cost of Fifty Million Dollars (USD$50,000,000.00) instead of the amount allocated by Ghana government. The contract has been completed and the company has been duly paid.

Now, the reason why I contacted you: I want you to stand as the second Foreign Contractor so that the remaining balance of Fifty Million Dollars (USD$50,000,000.00) will be paid to you, then I will come over to your country for sharing and further investment plans.

I want you to know that all the processes are going to be legal and I will provide all the backup documents to make you one of the Foreign Contractors we have here in Ghana to ensure a successful transfer of the fund to any bank of your choice.

Be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk-free because all the legal documents will be provided as I have already told you. Please if you are interested, reply to me so that I will give you details of the procedure.

Yours truly,
Dr. Collins Kwame.

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