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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. Paul Moses" <paulmorgangha@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Dr. Paul Moses" <private4moses@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 06:21:00 -0700
Subject: Re..I have a profitable transaction to conclude with you..




Good day, I came across your contact after praying with list of names asking God for more direction and to meet with a reliable person that i can complete this transaction with.

My name is Dr. Paul Moses,Branch Bank manager of Unibank Ghana,writing to solicit for your assistance in the transfer of funds valued at US 14,750,000.00 (fourteen million seven hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars.)

Take note, This fund is not a stolen Fund rather it was realized through the excess of what my branch in which I am the Manager made as profit during the last annual audition and having submitted what supposed to go into our head office Treasury Account. I have already also approved last end of the year report to my head office and they will never know of this excess.

As an official of the bank i cannot be directly connected to this fund, so this informed me of contacting you for us to work for mutual benefits. I want you to assist in receiving this fund into your bank account for us Meanwhile you will have 40% of the total fund. Note there are practically no risks involved as it is going to be bank to bank transfer. All i need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund who made the deposit with our branch so that my Head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account.

I have submitted the annual quota for last year and the head office have signed and approved that since December 2017. Now i want to transfer this money out without the bank knowing that i am involved with the money and this is my plan.

Therefore, we shall request you kindly furnish me with the following data of yours such as;
1. Your full name:...........
Address:.........................
2. Contact telephone No;.............................Mobile
No:..................................
3. Country of Origin:........................................................
4. Country of Residence:................................................
5. Copy of your Identification:........................................

Once i receive the above information from you i shall start documenting your information and procuring all the necessary paperwork to your name as the beneficiary and owner prior to finalization on the further transfer to your designated bank account within the next 5 bank working days if you accept to work with me.

Waiting to hearing from you soonest
Regards,
Dr. Paul Moses.


 

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