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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: "G.Benson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <samuelsapong@live.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 10:42:41 -0000
Subject: GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK

GHANA GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL APPROVAL PAYMENT VALUED $8.3M.

Dear Sir/Madam,

The British Prime Minister in conjunction with GHANA GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONORGANIZATION do hereby give this irrevocable approval order with Release Code: GNC/3480/02/00 in your favor for your contract entitlement, inheritance/award winning payment with the UNITED NATION to your nominated bank account.

Now, your new Payment, United Nation Approval No; UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Ghana Commercial Bank Telex Confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number, therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the United Nation immediately within the next 72hrs.

As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with MR.SAMUEL SARPONG, DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE GCB OF GHANA, with the help and monitory team from the Commercial Bank OF NEW YORK which is our official remitting bank, Committee On Foreign Payment Matters in Ghana, has look up to make sure you receive your money. SO contact: MR. SAMUEL SARPONG on his contact information, Direct Telephone No +233 2655 35913 or +233 2655 35914 Email: samuesarpong111@live.com, for immediate release of your contract, inheritance/Award Winning claim Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, you are required to send bellow:

Information request for your transfer.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) FULL ADDRESS OF YOUR CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK INFORMATIONS:
a) BANK NAME:
b) BANK ADRESS:
c) ACCOUNT NUMBER:
d) SWIFT CODE/
e) ROUTING NUMBER:
F) IBAN NUMBER
6) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
7) A COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE


Note: your personal contact/communication code with Ghana Commercial Bank Limited is (511), you are advice to send your full banking information to the Ghana Commercial Bank international remittance director headed by Mr.Samuel Sarpong and make sure you speak with him, with your new payment code for release of your payment and send him all your banking information now.

CONTACT CODE (511)

OFFICER: Mr.Samuel Sarpong
POSITION: DIRECTOR, INTL, REMMITTANCE GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK.
TELEPHONE OFFICE/BANK: +233 2655 35913 +233 2655 35914.
EMAIL: samuesarpong111@live.com


CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINING PAYMENT UNITED NATION AND GHANA GOVERNMENT.
SIR BENSON GILBERT.


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