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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 Murali Manohar" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <muralimanohar20002@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 03:05:28 +0800
Subject: NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE

Are you in need of loan to complete your pending projects?, We are based
in Ghana and you need to contact us and come with the contract evidence
documents then we can finance it.

Granting our clients Loan with Maximum
Security is our priority, so we would need your personal data which
would enable us process your loan which would be transferred to you as
soon as you are ready to comply with the terms and conditions of (ENERGY
BANK GHANA LIMITED). Usually to start up the loan process, you will have
to accept the terms and conditions,

which would be sent to you as soon as you show your interest in getting the Loan.
We would like to inform you that getting the loan In your Country,
will be easy as long as you have a Job at hand and you are well above 18 years,
and with a proof of identity.

To enable us prepare the terms and conditions, you will have to provide
the following details:

NAME:
AGE:
SEX:
MARITAL STATUS:
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
ZIP CODE:
OCCUPATION:
MONTHLY INCOME:
AMOUNT NEEDED:
FULL BANK DETAILS:
WHEN NEEDED:
PURPOSE OF LOAN:
BANKRUPT OR NOT:
REPAYMENT DURATION:

We await your swift reply to this e-mail reply to this mail
Box below

( muralimanohar20002@gmail.com )

Regards,
Mr Murali Manohar

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