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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: "Mr.Ebi Frank" <icb.ghana32@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 13:11:15 -0700
Subject: International Commercial Bank of Ghana ,

Head foreign remittance Department
Meridian Valco Trust House Castle Road
P.O Box C 1778 Cantonment
Accra Ghana


Attention Sir,

We the entire management of International Commercial Bank of Ghana wish to
inform and congratulate you about your funds amount $16millions which has
just been approved to you by the government of Ghana collaboration with
(U.N) Mr Ebi Frank Moore The Presidential Task force Chairman who visited
our office here to approved this transfer that all the pending fund here
in our bank to be transfer to you foreign beneficiary without any delay.

As a foreign remittance Manager here in the Bank, I'm been opportune to
bring this to your notice so that we both can make all the necessary
arrangement on how this funds will be transfer to you as soon as possible
and work with you till this funds of yours is remitted to your nominated
bank account.

At the same time, you should be able to state the means or mode by which
you want this funds of yours to be transfer to you because we have four
means by which we transfer funds (MONEY) to our foreign beneficiary which
is stated below:

(1) REFERENCE NUMBER : This is a means by which we transfer funds to our
foreign beneficiary and the money will be coded into a series of pin code
and the pin code will be attach with the receiver's name, which will be
transfer to you bit by bit.

(2)(A.T.M) CARDS: This is a process where by we load the funds(MONEY) into
an (A.T.M) cards and the cards will be transfer to you via (D.H.L) or any
ATM delivery office to the beneficiary's doorstep through his her country
address.

(3)BANK TO BANK TRANSFER: This is a kind of transfer where by we transfer
the beneficiary's funds (MONEY) directly to his/her Account, but it will
require your bank details.

(4) ONLINE ACCOUNT: This is the process by which you beneficiary transfer
your fund your self to any account of your choice.

Beneficiary you are hereby advise to set up Inter Switch VAT Account with
our bank to enable your transfer commence successful because with out this
account we the bank can not do any transfer to any beneficiary, Due to the
fact that most banks in Ghana are not yet introduced to this system that
was why they are unable to transfer funds oversea. Being international bank
we guaranty all our customer successful transfer and this so much necessary
without Inter Switch VAT Transfer Account this account make it possible for
any foreign beneficiary to receive any amount fund from Africa at large
without any problem. that is why so many beneficiary are still complaining
till today because they are not yet introduce to this system of banking.
And to apply for this account is going to cost you the sum of $270
beneficiary and as soon as this is done you will be very happy and show
appreciation for our bank to deliver at of all the banks in Ghana.

Also, you required to send your personal details as follow

1)Your home address
(2)Passport Copy Valid Driving License.
3)Your Direct mobile line
(4) State of Origin
(5) Your Receiving Bank Detail.


Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible so that we can effect the
transfer immediately without any further delay as been approved by Mr. Mr
Ebi Frank Moore/ The Presidential Task force/Chairman (U.N) Once again
CONGRATULATION.

Waiting for your urgent respond.

Regard
Mr Ebi Frank
Foreign Remittance Manager
ICB Ghana Plc.
+233 241 203 514

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