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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: "Patrick" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <trapacoh1940@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 23:45:46 -0700
Subject: Private/Highly Confidential

Deputy General Manager,Credit Control Unit,Bank of Baroda Ghana Limited,
Accra Ghana,Republic of Ghana.
Office tel:233-260823469.

Dear sir,

Private/Highly Confidential.
----------------------------
I write this letter in the strictest confidence believing that it will reach you in the high spirit and i believe that you will maintain the level of confidence,that matters of this natures.Though,i know that this proposal may make you apprehensive and worried but I assure you that all will surely be well in the end.Before proceeding and way of introduction,I am Dr.Martins Kevin,Deputy general manager,Credit Control Unit,with Bank of Baroda Ghana Limited.
THE PROPOSAL:

A Chinese citizen, late engineer Young Chang worked with Shell Oil & Petrochemical Co,Ltd,Ghana and died as a result of plane crash.Until his death in the ill fated ADC plane crash of November 2000,he operated a domiciliary account with our bank and had a closing balance amounting to Fifty five million,five hundred thousand United States Dollars only[US$55,500,000.00]as at the end of December 2000.The Bank now seeks the next of kin to late Engr.Young Chang as the beneficiary to his estate but to no avail.

Considerable efforts have been made by the management of Bank of Baroda Ghana Limited to trace any of the Young Chang's family as beneficiary to his estate without success.It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of late Engr.Young Chang's next of kin,since he had no wife or children that is known to the bank,that the Chairman and Board of Directors of our bank are planning to declare the fund"UNCLAIMED"and transfer it to a designated special trust fund for purchase of arms and ammunition for [African Peace Keeping Mission] soldiers in Sierra Leone and Libya war zones and Nigeria where Boko Haram Terrorist are destroying lives and properties.

In other to avert this negative development,i now seek your permission to have you stand in as next-of-kin to the estate of late Engr.Young Chang,so that the fund us$55,500,000.00. will be released and paid into your bank account as the next of kin and the beneficiary to the estate of late Engr.Young Chang.I will help to arrange and secure all necessary documents and proof to enable us get this fund out.I have already secured from the probate registry a legal permission to locate any of the deceased next of kin and more so;I am assuring you that this transaction is absolutely risk free.Once this fund is moved to your nominated bank account,you will be entitled to 40% of the total fund.Your share stays while the remaining 50% will be kept for me in trust by you while 10% WILL be set aside to cover any unforeseen expenses to be incurred during the transaction by both parties.As soon as i receive your acceptance in principle,i will furnish you with the necessary modalities for c
ommencement.
Finally,i am placing my confidence in you.If however,you feel not interested in the business,please feel free to destroy this message as i will continue to scout for a partner[s]to assist in seeing this business through.Nevertheless,if you are interested,forward your information:

(1) FULL NAME...............................
(2) ADDRESS.................................
(3) TEL/MOBILE...........................
(4) DRIVER'S LICENSE OR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT
(5) OCCUPATION
(6) MARITAL STATUS
(7) MONTHLY INCOME
(8) ANNUAL INCOME
(9) COUNTRY



Regards,

Martins Kevin.
Deputy General Manager[Credit Control Unit]
Bank of Baroda Ghana Limited

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