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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: <musamalik3@e-apollo.lv>
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:17:41 +0300
Subject: Re:Dear Friend

Dear Friend,

How are you and everything generally? My name is Mr. Musa Malik ,I got your esteemed email contact from reliable source. I write to seek your assistance in the contest below.

 I have been so confused since I got to carry out the general auditing of Tema branch of International commercial Bank of Ghana  were I am currently the branch manager.

I would take a step of faith to tell you this, there was this foreigner Mr. Manfred Gregory Marschall,A consultant/contractor with the federal ministry of mines and power here in Ghana, in November 2006 he made a

numbered time(fixed)deposit  valued at us$11,500,000,000,00 [eleven million five hundred united state dollars,]for twelve calendar months in my bank branch, upon maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarded address but no reply, After a month we sent a reminder and finally I discover from his contract employers that Mr. Manfred  Gregory Marschall has died from an automobile accident, on further investigation, I found out that he died without making will and all attempts to trace his relations was fruitless.

This sum of us$11.5 million is still intact in our bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at end of every year, nobody is coming forward to claim it.

 Officially, Ghana federal law specify it clearly in the  banking act of 1999 amended constitution, that fund/property deposited with any financial institution after five years without servicing, the money will revert to the ownership of the Ghana government, if nobody applies to claim the fund.

However, based on the above information as insider in the bank, I want you to corroborate with me and claim this money from our bank as a relation to late Mr. Manfred our deceased customer, so that the proceed of this

deposit can be transferred to you as his next of kin for our sharing.

Every information bank will demand from you to prove that you relate to the depositor will be send to you on demand.

I intend putting my share of the fund for investment purpose outside Ghana.

All what I need from you is your sincere trust that you cannot sit on this funds when it is finally transferred into your account.

Note; I will allow you 35% of this funds for your assistance

and 5% for any expenses you may encore in the process of securing this funds
into your local bank account.

I am waiting for your positive response.

 My best regard.

 From Musa Malik

 





 

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