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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: esperance momoh <hudsongrant50@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: esperance momoh <esperancemomohremittancedepart@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 10:17:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re:Your Inheritance Sum Of USD$5.5Million


DR. Esperance Momoh
Director Telex and ATM Department
Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB)
Tel:+233_554487536
 
               Re:Your Inheritance Sum Of USD$5.5Million Via ATM Master Card Payment.

Attention: ,

I am DR. Esperance Momoh a citizen of Swaziland I was posted here in Ghana as the New Director Telex and
ATM Department of Ghana Commercial Bank  PLC (GCBank) Ghana, I resumed to this office on the 5th of October
and during my official research last week I discovered an Inheritance payment file valued sum of USD
$5.5Million with Ref No: FGN/0034xx/2014 belonging to you as the rightfully intimate beneficiary approved
to made to you via ATM MASTER CARD by the Federal Government of Ghana through our bank as the approved
paying bank.

I want to know how you wish to receive your ATM card along with the back up documents and four digits pin
code number once your card is ready.Can come down here in our bank to pick up your card direct from my
office or alternatively would like it to be send to you through any  reliable courier delivery service
company but you will take care of the courier charge, I don’t know the cost of shipping the card to you but
if you permit me I can make an inquiry from the courier shipment company to find out the cost once your
card is ready to be shipped, but in that case you will be required to forward to me your shipment address
to enable find out the shipment cost to your address.

Furthermore, I write to know if you are aware that some people are coming to ask for your fund? a man
called Mr. Paul Williams have been disturbing me to release your fund to him and i do not know who sent
him, could it be you? am wondering why he knows that your fund is under my care and i also want to know if
you are the one that sent this man called Mr. Paul Williams to contact my office and ask for the release of
your fund to him, also that you die of cancer of the lungs 2 years ago and before you die you instructed
him to receive your fund as your next of kin and business partner.

Note: My office will not be held responsible if you fail to receive your ATM MASTER CARD at this time as a
result of your delay in responding to this urgent message. Please do not hesitate to call me on:
+233_554487536 as soon as you read this message so as to enable us facilitates your payment. Now that your
fund has been finally Approved, you are hereby advised to desist from further communication with whosoever
you are in contact with both  Local and international regarding to your payment to avoid unexpected
diversion of delivery  your ATM  MASTER CARD to unknown person.

Your direct telephone number and address will be needed for more details and your ATM card payment will be
made known to you as soon as I receive your  positive response, to enable you know the amount programmed
for your ATM daily withdrawal. Call me on +233_554487536 as soon as you read this mail.
This message is coming to you from the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) Management and you are expected to

comply fully with the delivery directives as requested by the Management. Do not hesitate to call me as you

read this message for more
elaborate explanation.

Best regards,
Yours Faithfully,
Mr Esperance Momoh
Director, Telex and ATM Department



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