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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: info@nibghana-online.com
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:48:49 -0000
Subject: AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER

Dear Friend,

I sincerely thank you for your time devoted to go through this piece of
information, I will be very brief so that I do not consume much of your
time. However, I am Alan Benjamin from the republic of Ghana, presently I
am working as the branch manager of National Investment Bank Limited
Spintex road branch, I have been in this branch for 11 years.

I am using this opportunity to propose a deal with you, before I proceed I
will to state categorically clear that this transaction is 100% legal and
is not associated with any kind of risk because I have meticulously planned
for this transaction because I know if the work is not properly done and
anything happens my career will be in danger and I will not go scot free,
for that reason i have done everything legal to ensure the transaction is
well organized.


I know you might be worry how I got your contact, honestly I have never
met you before but I have conducted a rigorous search on a cooperate and
honest person who has the requisite tools for management and growing new
business.


My brother, this is a transaction of Eleven million five hundred United
states dollars($11,500,000.00), this money was stashed from an account
that was frozen and a profit made at my branch office which I am the
manager in the year 2011, I have already submitted end of the year
financial report of 2011 and first third quater of 2012 and it has been
approved.
Presently this US$11,500,000.00 is deposited with a ghost name and I have
documents
supporting the deposition; as it stands now the amount is legally
deposited in the bank and has satisfied all legal requirements.

If you agree to work with me, the first step is to obtain a legal change
of ownership to your name from the high court with an approval letter our
branch will issue to officially inform the bank that you are truly
permitted to have the fund on your name. This is very simple method and
not cumbersome and it is hitch free.

We will transfer the fund to you in any account you can provide either in
your country or elsewhere. There are many ways we can adopt to make the
transfer, via, bank to bank swift transfer, online transfer system,
diplomatic cash delivery system and through ATM CARD LOAD FUND SYSTEM.

Upon the receipt of your acceptance to work with me, we will mutually
discuss the mode of sharing. In your response if you have any question
please kindly ask; once again I sincerely thank you for your acceptance to
work with me.

Yours Truly,

Alan Benjamin

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