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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: "Mr. Sani Mohammed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sensani2@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:52:42 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend !

>From The Desk of Dr.Mohammed Sani
Audits & Accounts Dept
Bank of Africa
Accra-Ghana,


Dear Friend,


I am Dr.Sani Mohammed a banker with the above mentioned bank in Ghana in West Africa, holding the post

of the Audit & Accounts dept. One Mr. Benard VenEecke , a Belgium National, An Astute Business man of

international repute, a contractor with Ecowas country, whose endeavours spans various areas of business

interest, (Real estate, contractor and Farming .etc) made a numbered time (Lodgment Fixed Deposit,

valued at $45,300,000.00 (Fourty FIVE Million, Three Hundred thousand United States Dollars) for twelve

calendar months in my Bank Branch.

Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address for years now but got no reply.

After a every months, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his company that Mr. Bernard

VenEeck was aboard the AF4590 plane, which crashed Monday, 31 July 2000 into the Hotelissimo.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

After further investigation, it was discovered that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to

trace his next of kin proved fruitless. On further investigation, it was discovered that Late Mr. Benard

Vern Ecke did not declare any next of kin or relatives in all his official documents, including his Bank

Deposit paper work here in our Bank. The total sum, $45,300,000.00 is still in my bank. All efforts to

trace and locate his next of kin proved abortive.

In accordance with the country’s banking laws and constitution guiding this banking institution stated

that after the expiration of (10)Ten years, if no body or person comes for the claim as the next of kin

,such money will be revert to the government treasury if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim of

the fund. Consequently, It is upon this respect, I seek to present you as a foreign partner to stand in

as the next of kin to the late Mr.Benard Vern Ecke since no one will come up for the claim.
Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you by mail "Next of Kin Payment Application Text

Form" which you will forward to bank as beneficiary/next of kin as well as detailed information on how

this deal would be carried out.


The money will be shared in the ratio: 50% percent for me, 40% percent for you and 10% percent for any

arising contingencies during the Course of this transaction. I guarantee that this will be executed

under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, as I will use my position

in the Bank's here to perfect this business transaction & secure approvals and guarantee the successful

execution of this transaction.

You will be asked to: -
(1) Assist in the transfer of said funds
(2) To advise on the lucrative areas for investment
(3) To help me in puchsing of property in your country


Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If this interests you, I want to remind

you of the confidentiality of this Transaction at hand whatever your decision is.

I await your urgent response. Your detailed reply should contain your telephone,Mobile and fax numbers

with your full name for easier communication for an onward proceeding. Please bear in mind this is risk

free business transaction


Thanks.

Dr. Sani Mohammed
Audits & Accounts Manger
Bank Of Africa Ghana

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