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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: kontact email <kontactemail5@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 11:12:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From:Mr Marlon Robertson Bansah


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: kontactemail5@yahoo.com

From:Mr Marlon Robertson Bansah

Accra-Ghana.


Dear Friend,


Permit me to inform you that i am the Regional Manager of HFC FINANCIAL

TRUST & CREDIT BANK East Road Branch Accra Ghana.


It may interest you to know that i am a man of PEACE and do not want

problems,i only hope we can assist each other.Please if you don't want this

business offer kindly forget it,as i will not contact you again.I have

packaged a financial transaction that will be highly beneficial to both of

us.


As the Regional Manager of HFC FINANCIAL TRUST & CREDIT BANK East Road

Branch Accra Ghana,it is my duty to send in a financial report to our head

office at the end of each year.However,on the course of the last year 2005

report,i discovered that my branch in which i am the manager made Three

Million,Seven Hundred and Fifty Two Thousand Dollars(USD$3,752,000.00)excess

profit which my head office are not aware of and will never be.I have since

placed this fund into a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.


As an officer of the bank i can not be directly connected to this fund,so

this informed my contacting you for us to work together so that you can

assist to receive this fund into your bank account for us to SHARE.

However,i will use my share for investment in any profitable businesses in

your country.


While you will have 30% of the total fund as your commission,while 10% of it

will be to cover all logistics therein. Note that there is practically no

risk involved,it will be bank to bank transfer.If you accept this offer to

work together with me,i will appreciate it very much.


I do solicit for your strictest confidence in this transaction.This is by

virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and TOP SECRET.This

transaction desire absolute confidentiality and professionalism in handling

of this matter


Please let me know what your response will be to this offer of receiving

this fund and if the above proposal interest you and you sincerely wish to

assist.I will urgently want you to mail to me the information as stated

below so that we can commence the mutual beneficial transaction without

delay and onward transfer of the fund into your designated bank account.


(1) Your Full Names and Address.


(2) Your Telephone and Fax Numbers and if available your cell/mobile phone

Number.


(3) Photocopies of your passport or driver's license.


(4) Your banking account particulars.


I apologize for disturbing you as this mail might be termed unsolicited by

you since it's being written to you without your prior consent.


Anticipating to hear from you soonest.


Sincerely Yours

Mr Marlon Robertson Bansah




- kontact email


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