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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: "JOHN PETER" <johnpeter020015@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: remmitance2010agh@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:12:11 +0600
Subject: RE: APPLICATION TO CLAIM YOUR FUND IN OUR DEPOSITORY DID YOU
AUTHORIZE CHANGE OF ACCOUNT ?




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RE: APPLICATION TO CLAIM YOUR FUND IN OUR DEPOSITORY DID YOU AUTHORIZE
CHANGE OF ACCOUNT ?

With due respect and honor, We the staff Board of directors of Bank of
Ghana (BOG) Ghana Branch, wishes to inform you in regards to your
Inheritance funds of U.S.$15Million (fifteen Million United State
Dollars). which has been approved for transfer in your favor, via Online
Secured Telegraphic transfer. by the Instruction of the Minister of
Finance and the Chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign Payments.

However, what strikes our attention most is the sudden change of your mode
of transfer of your funds at this last moment after the approval and
endorsement for the release of your fund (US$15musd) as certified by the
Ghana Government. Could you please confirm Immediately to this office by
email your relationship with
MR. JOACHIM W.A. SEEGER" with 2 others, who claim to be your partners, if
(Mr.Joachim W. A. Seeger ) is a director in your company and that the
Below Stated Account is your new designated bank account (Please Confirm)
the account as follows: (Wirecard Bank AG), Address:Dessauer Strasse 9 E,
DE - 70376 Stuttgart / Germany/ Acct # : 10004396. Routing #:51230800:
Swift Code: WIREDEMMXXX : IBAN NO:DE77512308000010004396 ACCOUNT NAME:
MR. JOACHIM W.A. SEEGER.

It has become very necessary to verify directly from you, the original
benefactor / beneficiary, if you authorized such a last minute change in
the beneficiary details before granting such request for final remittance
to the new Account details.

We shall proceed and release the Funds to you asap, on receipt of your
confirmation of the new account received on your behalf, The consequences
of not heeding to this WARNING!! would be yours.

We regret any delay to your funds transfer and the Inconveniences this
must has cost you in the past and also sympathize with you on this present
situation. Take precautionary measure hence forth. You have been notified.

Note if you have not authorize any one kindly
Urgent urgent urgent respond
Your Full Name..........
Sex.........
Home Address………
State of Provience .............
Your Direct Mobile Phone........
Next of Kin……………………
Date of Birth....................
Your Office/ Home Phone...........
YOUR EMAIL ID:………………
Occupation.................

(2)FOR BANK WIRE TRANSFER:
Account Holder....................
Bank Name.........................
Bank Account No...................
Bank Swift Code......................


Acknowledge receipt of this Message as fast as possible.
Regards

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