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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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Fraud email example:

From: ICB GHANA LIMITED <info.icb.gh.org@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2013 05:31:03 -1200
Subject: From Mr. Michael Robert Hanlon


>From the Desk of Mr. Michael Robert Hanlon
Director of International commercial Bank Limited, Ghana (I.C.B.)
Meridian House, Ring Road Central, Private Mail Bag No. 16, Accra North,
Accra, Ghana,
E-mail: enquiryicbank_gh111@yahoo.com

I am Mr. Michael Robert Hanlon, Chairman/Independent Director International
commercial Bank Limited, Ghana (I.C.B.) was appointed to the Board of ICB
Financial Group Holdings AG, the holding company of the ICB Banking Group
since 7 March 2007, I am also a member of the Audit and Risk Management
Committee. I has a total of 44 years commercial banking experience, most of
which was in the retail area.

I spent 34 years with Barclays Bank Plc in the UK where I held a number of
Senior Management and Senior Executive appointments, including Regional
Director for the Bank’s retail banking in Central London. Later, I joined
the Raiffeisen Banking Group of Austria as Managing Director for retail
banking at the Bank’s Polish subsidiary, Raiffeisen Bank Polksa SA, where I
was responsible for the creation and development of a retail banking
capability.

I Joined the Islamic Bank of Britain in April 2003 as Managing Director
where I had the responsibility of creating the very first Sharia compliant
retail banking business in the UK and Western Europe. I retired from the
Bank in 2006. An Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, I
regularly speak at international conferences. I am married with two adult
children. I enjoy travel, art, music, cycling and swimming.

Good day Friend,

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business
proposal; I got your Name in Internet while browsing after I decided to
contact you and ask for your assistance in this urgent matter, requiring
trust and confidentiality. I am Mr. Michael Robert Hanlon,
Chairman/Independent Director International commercial Bank Limited, Ghana
(I.C.B.) Meridian House, Ring Road Central, Private Mail Bag No. 16, Accra
North, Accra, Ghana.

I am writing this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry
out this business opportunity in my department, On June 6, 1999, an Saudi
Arabia Gold consultant/contractor with Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Abdul
Ahmed Mohammed Wahab, made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve
calendar months, Valued at thirty three million two hundred thousand us
dollars ($33.200.000.00 us Dollars) in my bank upon maturity.

I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, the Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Abdul Ahmed Mohammed
Wahab, died in the plane crash On October 31, 1999, (an Egyptian Boeing 767
Flight 990) with other passengers on board as you can:

Confirm it yourself via the WEBSITE below for verification (BBC WORLD NEWS.
WEBSITE)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm

Most astonishing of my discovery was that, all records bear no next of kin,
meaning no member of Mr. Abdul Ahmed Mohammed Wahab, family knows about the
deposit therefore, no member of his family will ever come forward to claim
the money, In order for the bank not to transfer the said sum of thirty
three million two hundred thousand us dollars ($33.200.000.00 us Dollars)
as unclaimed funds to the Ghana Government treasury account, the above
stated funds must be claimed immediately by somebody standing in as late
Mr. Abdul Ahmed Mohammed Wahab Next of Kin, because According to (Republic
of Ghana LAW), at the expiration of (15) Fifteen years;

the money will revert to the ownership of the (Republic of Ghana)
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund, This revelation is only
known to me because I was his personal account officer before I was made to
become the Independent Director, now I seek your collaboration to act as
next of kin to late Mr. Abdul Ahmed Mohammed Wahab, to claim the funds and
move them into useful investments.

We shall split the cash between our self upon the confirmation of the money
into your account, I am ready to offer you 35% of the total fund and 60%
for me while 5% will be set aside for any expenses might occur during the
transaction. Please note that by the virtue of my position in the bank, I
have worked out the perfect modality as well as I shall provide the
relevant information's and documents for the successful claim and transfer
of the funds in the account that will be provided by you.

I cannot stand in the forefront of this transaction because of my position
here as the Independent Director of my bank, that is why I have come to
you, for assistance be rest assured that this project involve no risk to
you, upon the receipt of your acceptance mail me, I will like you to
provide me with the following details, to my private e-mail addresses:(
enquiryicbank_gh111@yahoo.com) or call me on my cell phone: +233266137759).

(1) Your Valid Direct Tel/ Mobile/Fax Number.
(2) Your Full Name:
(3) Current Resident Address.
(4) Your Private E-mail Box.
(5) Your Occupation:
(6) Your Age and Sex:
(7) Your Nationality:

Then I shall furnish you with due process of concluding this transaction
without any delay. Please discard this message if you are not interested.
One Passionate appeal I will make to you is not to discuss this matter with
anybody, if you have any reasons to reject this offer, please and please
destroy this message as any Leakage of this information will be too bad for
me at my work place, as the Chairman / Independent Director International
commercial Bank Limited, Ghana (I.C.B.).

Thanks for your kind Understanding.

Mr. Michael Robert Hanlon,
Chairman/Independent Director International commercial Bank Limited, Ghana
(I.C.B.)

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