419 scam: "John Gana"<gana.john@ymail.com> Reply Urgently70.28.62.84

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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:
- "huge deposit" (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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "John Gana" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <j.gana05@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:59:59 +0200
Subject: Reply Urgently70.28.62.84

Dear Sir,

I am Mr John Gana, a Divisional Head of Operations, with the UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. I was personal account manager to one of our late customer who happens to be an Engineer and foreigner from your country. Till his death, he was a contractor with Impresario Nigeria Limited, Moenier Oil & Gas Consult and Nigerian Ports authority.

On the 4th of May, 2002, this late customer lost his life and that of his wife and their two children as they were involved in a plane crash which claimed lives of all passengers and the crew on board. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm At the time of his death, the man had a huge deposit in our bank. The name and figure of amount I cannot disclose now for security reason.

Unfortunately, till this moment no one has come as his relation for his deposit with us. Since it is over five years, the money will be handed over to the government if no body comes to lay claim of the money as the beneficiary/next of kin to the account owner according to governing rules of the bank.

I humbly request your attention to this matter so that I can present you as his next of kin or beneficiary to his deposit. It is not a very difficult thing to do if you can give me the cooperation and support especially as you share the same last name with him and the process will not take time too. On completion of the transaction, when the fund is released to you, we will share the money 50:50 that is (50% for you and 50% for me).

Please contact me as quickly as possible if you are willing to assist in the deal including the following information:

(1) Your full names.........

(2) Address (either home or office address)...........

(3) Direct/private telephone number(s)........

(4) Age and occupation..........

I shall give further details as soon as I hear from you with the requested info.

Kind regards,

John Gana

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