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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: "Mr. Ben Adams Asamoah" <benasamoadams@gmail.com>
Reply-To: benmarkkumah@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 18:41:20 +0100
Subject: Esteemed Compliments,

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>From Mr. Ben Asamoah
Branch Manager
Standard Chartered Bank
Takoradi Ghana.

Esteemed Compliments,

I anticipate that you read this mail quickly and let me know your opinion
or willingness on this classified information that I will release to you.

Firstly, I am a happily married man with 3 kids and therefore I would not
want to jeopardize this opportunity to change my financial status that will
give my family a secured future.

I am Mr. Robert Asamoah the branch manager of the Standard Chartered Bank
of Ghana, Takoradi Branch. I got your information during my search through
the Internet... I am 51 years of age and married with lovely kids. It may
interest you to hear that I am a man of PEACE and don't want problem, but I
don't know how you will feel about this, but I am telling you that this is
real and you are not going to regret after doing this transaction with me.
I only hope we can assist each other. But if you don't want this business
offer kindly forget it as I will not contact you again.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as
the Regional manager of the Standard Chartered Bank of Ghana, Takoradi
Branch; it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in
the capital city Accra-Ghana at the end of each year. On the course of the
last year 2014 end of year report, I discovered that my branch in which I
am the Manager made Nine million Six hundred and thirty thousand united
state dollars (USD$9,630,000.00) which my head office are not aware of and
they will never be aware of, Nor must they know that I am involved in this
transaction.

I have since place this fund on what we call SUSPENSE OR ESCROW ACCOUNT
without any beneficiary. As an officer of the bank I cannot be directly
connected to this money, so this informed my contacting you for us to work
so that you can assist receive this money into your bank account for us to
SHARE, while you will have 35% of the total fund. Note there are
practically no risk involved, it will be bank to bank transfer, all I need
from you is to stand claim as the rightful depositor of this fund who made
the deposit with our branch so that my Head office can order the transfer
to your designated bank account. If you accept this offer to work with me,
I will appreciate it very much. As soon as I receive your kind response, I
will give you details on how we can achieve it successfully. Please to
proceed with me in this transaction I will appreciate if you provide me
this information mentioned below. Please reply me only with this private
email address: privatebenasamoah@gmail.com

1) Full Name:
2) Occupation:
3) Age:
4) Telephone Number/fax number:
5) Your Country of Origin:
6) Sex/ Marital Status:
7) Contact Address:

Looking forward to a cordial Business relationship with you.
Am waiting for your reply so that I can furnish you with more details???

Mr. Ben Asamoah

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