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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: "Dr. Edward Menssa" <edwardmenssa05@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: edwardmenssa2005@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 20:25:28 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: DR. EDWARD MENSSA, EXECUTIVE MANAGER,







STANDARD CHARTERED BANK {SCB PLC}
OUR REF: SCB |IRD| CBX|024|06
DR. EDWARD MENSSA, EXECUTIVE MANAGER,
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK {SCB PLC}
ACCRA GHANA.


RE: BANK ERROR IN YOUR FAVOR:$USD15MUSD.

Dear Friend.
I am Dr. Edward Menssa. the Executive Manager of Standard Chartered Bank
(SCB) As i assumpt office , I have been able to come across most Overdue
contract sums
owed by the Government of Ghana to Foreign contractors in the past years. In
the process of these payments, I found out through investigation that my
predecessor moved out the above-mentioned sum outside but was unable to
conclude the transaction before he was removed out of office unaware and the
bank codes changed.
The fund originated from the balance of over-invoiced sum and inflated
government contracts of which the principal sum had been paid to foreign
contractors that executed their contract some years ago.This fund is now
floating in a suspense account of our bank and will be moved by telegraphic
transfer within 48 hours of perfection of your account coordinates.

I have concluded all necessary Arrangements for the TRANSFER of the funds
to an
account .Contacting you on this issue became imperative to owing to the fact
that the transfer cannot be affected without a second party account and
receiving Bank Code and SWIFT numbers.

Therefore, what is required from you is trust and honesty. No further
documentation, no
travel is required, I will forward an account where my share will be further
transferred to when the funds reaches your bank. At the moment i can only
give
information that are reasonably able to assist the transaction without
stain of my personality, work or this
transaction. Please send detail information,
1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #
3) Company name, position and address if any.
4) Profession, age and marital Status
5) Country and residential address in full
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Please feel free to show concern of assistance.Thanks and God Bless,
looking forward to partner with you for a favorable business cooperation.

REGARDS,
DR.EWARD MENSSA.
EXECUTIVE MANAGER,
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK{ SCB PLC}







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