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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <mr-larry@live.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:34:53 +0000
Subject: CLASSIFIED INFORMATIONS {STUDY THIS CAREFULLY AND REPLY BACK TO ME }



>From Mr. Larry Wounder

The Branch Manager

Eco Bank Ghana Ltd,

First Light Branch

Kaneshie Mallam Highway,

Accra-Ghana

Email;tplarrywounder9@yahoo.co.jp







SEASONAL GREETINGS



Hello Dear, How are you today ? i hope you are doing fine? if so thanks
be to ALMIGHTY GOD, who gave us life. Let me start by introducing my
self. My name is Mr Larry Wounder, i am a branch manager in Eco Bank of
Ghana Limited, First Light branch Accra. I am a Ghanaian married, but
my wife dead nine months ago,she left me with two kids.



However I am writing to request for your honest assistance to help me
receive the sum of US$7, 750.000.00 million Dollar into your private
bank account. This fund was what i discovered in my branch as
operational profit last two years{2006} as a result of my hard work and
commitment to service last 2 years (2006) I have already submitted an
approved(2006 & 2007) End of the Year financial report to my Head
Office here in Accra Ghana.



Moreover, this amount that i want you to receive for me is an excess
fund in my own branch of the bank and my senior directors do not know
anything about this excess fund in my branch and they will never ever
know about it. Since then i placed this money(US$7,750.000.00). on a
SUSPENSE ACCOUNT that is not reactivated, dormant account without any
beneficiary for now.



As a branch manager I cannot be directly connected to this money, this
is the reason why I want your assistance to receive this money into
your our private bank account in your country, i will direct you on how
we can achieve this aim.



However if you can come down here in Ghana it will also help us to see
face to face here in my bank, then i will prepare a bank deposit slip
in your name and direct you on how to go to my head office and withdraw
this fund after i must have installed your name and your basic
informations in my banks customers computer database system as the
original depositor of this cash, after the withdrawal of this fund from
my head office you will take your share and i will take my share.



I intend to part 40% of this fund to you while 57% shall be for me, and
percent(3%) shall be for expenses like your coming down here or any
other thing that comes up, I also want you to know that there is no
single risk involved in this business. It is going to be a bank-to-bank
transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere you feel safer in this
world, this is if you can not come down here in Ghana, but if you wish
to come i will provide visa for you to come.



All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.
If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response. Also
you can forward your private phone number for speedy relation on this
matter. Remember l am still working in this bank, your confidentiality
is needed in this transaction. Please trust and honest is the watchword
of this our transaction.



Thanks and best regards,

Mr. Larry Wounder

PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW {tplarrywounder9@yahoo.co.jp}


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