419 scam: "Bog.bankofgh.millison narh" <jmr8949@yahoo.com> Get back to me as soon as possible

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mr.mnarh@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bog.bankofgh.millison narh" <jmr8949@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Bog.bankofgh.millison narh" <mr.mnarh@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:57:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Get back to me as soon as possible

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Millison Narh, I hail from the Republic of Ghana, I am the deputy Governor of Bank of Ghana. I decide to contact you believing that by the grace of God,that you will not disappoint me over this deal. I have been working with this bank for over Nine Years within this period, I have watched with meticulous precision how African heads of stated and government functionaries have been using Standard Security and Service Limited to move sums of money, USD, POUND STERLING cash to their foreign partners. They bring in these consignment of cash and secretly declare the content as the family treasures and documents etc.

Mobutu Sese Seco of Ziare dead,Fode Sankoy of Sierra Leone, Felix Houphet Boigny of Cote D' vOIRE, Kanan Bedie of Cote D' Voire(Abidjan) etc. All these people have hundreds of documents related to their fund deposit slip with my bank. Their foreign partners are claiming most these funds with the original deposit slip of the fund, a lot of them are lying here unclaimed nobody have ever come for them because in most cases, the certificate of the deposited are never available to any body except the depositors hence they are all dead.

I have moved some of the original document of the unclaimed fund to our sister bank in Holland and London ready for collection. Since the inception of the year 2002, our bank management has changed the procedure of claims of funds. As soon as you able to produce the secret information as contained in the secret file of any contained fund consignment as indicated by the depositors, it will be releases to you upon demand from records. I have finalized every arrangement for you to come and claim the fund code NO;1702,containing $12Million USD.

I will supply you with all the information and documents and you will send it by attachment to the management of our bank, the procedure is simple. I will use your full legal name, address, passport number to change the original document in the file and everything will be okay hence am in change. I assure you that this business is risk free. (OUR MODE OF SHARING IS 50-50), Contact me via my private email for security reasons.(mr.mnarh@gmail.com) for more directive on what to do.

I anticipate your kind response

Yours sincerely,
Mr.Millison Narh

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