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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- attaannan.k@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "mr.paul naki" <mr.paulnaki1980@gmail.com>
Reply-To: akarima653@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:57:17 -0700
Subject: classified information,

From The Desk Of Mr.Koffie Atta
(Branch Manager)
International Commercial
Bank Limited Accra,Ghana.
E-mail:attaannan.k@gmail.com

Esteemed compliments,

I anticipate that you read this mail quickly and let me know your opinion
or willingness on this classified information that I will release to
you.Firstly, I am a happily married man with 2 kids and therefore I would
not want to jeopardize this opportunity to change my financial status that
will give my family a secured future.

I am Mr.Koffie Atta , Branch Manager with the International Commercial Bank
Limited in Accra Ghana. I got your information during my search through the
Internet. I am 48 years of age and married with 2 lovely kids. It may
interest you to hear that I am a man of PEACE and don't want problem, but I
don't know how you will feel about this, but I am telling you that this is
real and you are not going to regret after doing this transaction with me.
I only hope we can assist each other. But If you don't want this business
offer kindly forget it as I will not contact you again.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as a
Branch Manager with the International Commercial Bank Limited in Accra
Ghana; It is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the
capital city Accra-Ghana at the end of each year. On the course of the last
year 2020 end of year report, I discovered that my branch made Two Million
Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollar [$12,850.000.00] which my head
office are not aware of and will never be aware of, Nor must they know that
I am involved in this transaction.

I have since place this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any
beneficiary. As an officer
of the bank I can not be directly connected to this money, so this informed
my contacting you for us to work so that you can assist receive this money
into your bank account for us to SHARE, while you will have 30% of the
total fund. Note there are practically no risk involved, it will be bank to
bank transfer, all I need from you is to stand claim 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. If you
accept this offer to work with me, I will appreciate it very much. As soon
as I receive your kind response, I will give you details on how we can
achieve it successfully.

Please contact me with this E-mail for more details:attaannan.k@gmail.com

Regards,
Mr.Koffie Atta .

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