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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: David Beard <douglasakan21@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: David Beard <davidbeard080@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:45:13 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Your Fund is ready for Transfer



Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to inform you once again that I have been mandated to contact you for your over due payment with Federal Republic of Ghana, After my inauguration as the newly appointed director, Foreign Debt settlement officer.

I discovered an approved sum of $10.5Million has been directed to be released into your account as part payment but unfortunately, a change of account application filled in our office by your attorney known as Barrister Isa Williams of Williams Chambers.

THIS ACCOUNT CHANGE DID NOT COME WITH VALID POWER OF ATTORNEY, so I decided to contact you for proper confirmation of your new account as stated below:

NAME OF BANK: CITY STATE SAVINGS BANK
BRANCH: LIBERTAD BRANCH MANILA PHILIPPINES.
ACCOUNT NO.: 009-11-000609-7. A/C NAME: MONAHAN ROBERT

If there is no SWIFT reaction from you within the next 48hours, I will have no other choice than to order for the transfer of the $10.5Million into your new account as stated above with an assumption that you are aware of your new account as submitted.

Contact me on receipt of this message.

Best regards,

Mr.David Beard
Central Bank of Ghana

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