419 scam: Victor Yaw ASANTE <servicedeliveryuk@gmail.com> Mr. Victor Yaw ASANTE

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Victor Yaw ASANTE <servicedeliveryuk@gmail.com>
Reply-To: yawten02@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 20:49:22 +0100
Subject: Mr. Victor Yaw ASANTE

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My greetings to you and your family.

I plead your forgiveness over my unconventional approach to you regarding
this matter, it is with trust and confidence that i write to make this
urgent business proposal to you, please treat it with utmost attention.

My names are Victor Yaw ASANTE; I am the Managing Director of Standard
Chartered Bank Ghana Ltd. I do not want problems but just hope you can
assist me, I write you this letter in good faith. I have a transaction of
sixteen million United States dollars ($16,000,000.00) only. I realized
this fund from my bank excess profit after trading with the capital sum and
I deposited the funds in Escrow Account.

However, I can not be directly get myself involved to this money
transfer/transaction for obvious reasons. So i am contacting you to assist
me receive the funds in your country, It is possible if you liaise properly
with me and get 40% of the total funds as your benefit/commission. The
transfer would be made via swift and it will be a Bank-to-Bank wired
transfer. (Basically you are standing as the beneficiary to the fund)

All I need from you is to provide a good bank account where this fund can
be transferred into and, also stand as the original depositor of this fund
so that within six working days the funds will be transferred to your
designated bank account.

Please note that I have been careful and have made all arrangements towards
the success and smooth transfer of the fund to your account before
contacting you. For security reasons and confidentiality of this
transaction, I demand that you should not expose this proposal and the
entire transaction to anybody. I have put in so much trust in you with the
hope that you would not betray me or sit on this money when it is finally
transferred into your account. If this proposal is acceptable to you,
indicate your interest urgently.

Thanks for your understanding, co-operation and trust i awaits your urgent
reply so that we can proceed immediately.

Yours faithfully
Mr. Victor Yaw ASANTE.

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