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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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Fraud email example:

From: DR MICHAEL OSEI <drmichaelosei1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drmichael002a@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 16:50:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Bank to Bank Transaction. Thanks??




Dear Friend







Please do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal Ethics.



I am Dr. Michael Osei, the manager/ chief database Analyst foreign operation department of International Commercial Bank Ghana Limited (ICB) Takoradi Branch.





As the Manager/chief Database Analyst of this branch, I discovered that the

Sum of US$6,385,000.00.M, (Six Million Three Hundred and Eighty Five Thousand US Dollars) has been floating in our database as unclaimed since 2006 in my Bank.



This fund was deposited by Eng Gilbert M. Reain, Eng Gilbert M. Reain meet his untimely death in an Egyptian charter plane Boeing 737 which crashed into the Red Sea early on January 3 shortly after taking off from the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, killing all the 135 passengers and 13 crew members aboard, Ref: (View:

http://english.people.com.cn/200401/04/eng20040104_131791.shtml).

Eng Gilbert married and Divorced He left no clear beneficiary as Next of Kin.





On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore, made further

Investigation and discovered that Mr. Gilbert M. Reain did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.



I am an insider and also the chief Database Analyst manager of this branch I can not claim this fund because of my position and this fund should be claim by a foreigner as next of kin to late Eng Gilbert M. Reain





My proposal is that I want to seek your consent as a foreigner to stand

in as the next-of-kin to Eng Gilbert M. Reain, so that through my position here as the Manager/Chief Database Analyst, I will use your name on some paper work here in our bank that you are the next of Kin to late Eng Gilbert M. Reain , then our head office bank

Will transfer this fund $6.385,000.M.USD to your designated account of your choice in your country.





All documents and proof to enable us get this fund will be carefully worked out without a hitch. I have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries, and more so I am assuring you that the business is a risk free involvement



I agreed to offer you 15% of the total amount while 5% will set aside for any expensive you encountered during the transfer while the rest will be for me and for investment

Purposes in your country





On your response I also need your fill name and your physical address with your PO BOX so that I can start my paper work in using your contact address as the next of kin to inherit this fund with our bank.



Bear in mind that after if I completely finish my paper work with your name as the next of kin to inherit late Eng Gilbert M. Reain fund with my branch, I will give you an application for release and transfer of this fund to any bank account of your choice, this application you will send it to our head office because all international transfer is been made by our head office which will took not less than 48 hours to wire this fund to any bank of your choice.



Don’t fail to include your private telephone number for easy communication between me and you.







Thanks

Dr. Michael Osei



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