419 scam: comercial@braillardperu.com BUSINESS PROPOSAL(URGENT RESPONES NEEDED)

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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:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: comercial@braillardperu.com
Reply-To: georgeasante2000@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:57:22 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL(URGENT RESPONES NEEDED)

Dearest Friend

I decided to write you this proposal in good faith, believing that you will not betray me. My name is Mr. George Mensah Asante, a senior manager of Eco Bank Ghana Limited, I got your information during my search on your Country Chambers of Commerce. I am 46 Years of Age and Married with two Lovely Kids. It may interest you to hear that I am a man of peace and I only hope we can assist each other.I have been in search of someone with this last name with my late client when I saw your name I was pushed to contact you and see how best we can assist each other believing that you will not betray me. I am at Banker Eco Bank Ghana Limited my late client citizen of your country and Gold dealer here in Ghana made a fixed deposit with my bank in January 2009 for 36 calendar months, valued at (US$30,500,000) Thirty Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars. The due date for this deposit contract was the 27th of September 2012. Sadly he was among the death victims while on a business trip to Indonesia in September 2009 earthquake. He met his untimely death in the Indonesian 2009 September earthquake.

My bank management is yet to know about his death, I knew about it because he was my friend and I was his Account Officer and he did not mention any Next of Kin/ Heir when the account was opened, he was not married and no children. Last week my Bank Management requested that he should give instructions on what to do about his funds, if to renew the contract. I know this will happen and that is why I have been looking for a means to handle the situation, because if my Bank Directors happens to know that he is dead and do not have any Heir,they will take the funds for their personal use, so I don't want such to happen. That is why I am seeking your co-operation to present you asthe Next of Kin/ Heir to the account, since you are a foreigner and my bank head quarters will release the funds to you.There is no risk involved; the transaction will be executed under alegitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of law.It is better that we claim the money, than allowing the Bank Directors to take it, they are rich already. I am not a greedy person, so I am suggesting we share the funds in this ratio, 50/50% .Let me know your mind on this and please do treat this information highly confidential. We shall go over the details once I receive your urgent response with all your personal details including your telephone number.

Anticipating your response

Mr. George Mensah Asante

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