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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: Patrick Enam <ap6892062@gmail.com>
Reply-To: patrick.enam@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 22:13:47 -1100
Subject: Re: My Proposal

Patrick Enam
SCB Ghana Ltd.
Tema Branch, Ghana

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

I am writing to discuss the opportunity to work with you or your company on
a business transaction of US$15,000,000.00 only. I began working on this
project last two months and am submitting a proposed action plan for your
review.

I intend to transfer the fund and invest in your country with your
assistance. The fund is deposited under a Non-investment account with
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana. I will program your name on the account as
the original depositor while the bank will process the outward remittance
of the funds to you.

You will get a 45% commission of the total funds for your role plus the
investment of my portion under a documented working agreement in your
country.

If you would like to move forward with my proposal, please reply so we can
begin discussing and planning the next steps. I will follow up with you
through email.

Thank you kindly for reviewing my proposal. If you have additional
questions, I am available by email at ppatrickenam6@outlook.com Or
patrick.enam@yahoo.com

Sincerely,
Mr. Patrick Enam

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