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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: "DR. ERNEST ADDISON" <drernestaddisonbog1@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 07:45:59 -0700
Subject: Regards,

Hello Dear

Am a Banker in BANK OF GHANA (DR. ERNEST ADDISON) I write to contact you
over a very important business transaction which will be of great interest
and benefit to our both families. In 2013, One of our customers, a citizen
of your country, whose surname is the same as yours and has your country in
his file as his place of origin, made a fixed deposit for 36 months, valued
at $4,500,000.00 with my bank. I was his account officer before I rose to
the position of Managing Director.
The maturity date for this deposit contract was 27th of September 2016.
sadly our customer was among the death victims in the Nepal earthquake on
April 25, 2015. About 9,000 people were killed, many thousands more were
injured, and more than 600,000 structures in Kathmandu and other nearby
towns. on a business trip among them.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nepal-earthquake-of-2015

Since the last quarter of 2016 until today, the management of my bank has
been finding means to reach him so as ascertain if he will roll over the
Deposit or have the contract sum withdrawn. When I discovered that this
will happen, I have tried to think up a procedure to preserve this fund and
use the proceeds for business. Some directors here have been trying to find
out from me the information about this account and the owner, but I have
kept it closed because I know that if they become aware that a late
customer is late, they will corner the funds for themselves. Therefore, I
am seeking your cooperation to present you as the one to benefit from his
fund at his death since you have the same name, so that my bank
headquarters will pay the funds to you. I have done enough inside bank
arrangements and you only have to put in your details into the information
network in the bank computers and reflect you as his next of kin. I intend
for you to retain 50% of the funds while 50% shall be for me. Do you
understand?

I wait to hear from your response if you are interested in sending you the
transaction requirement and other details of the transaction. This is my
private and phone number email address:( drernestaddisonbog1@gmail.com )
+233-503327928
You can go to our web site to confirm my profile :
https://www.bog.gov.gh/governors-deputies/

Regards,
(DR. ERNEST ADDISON)
BANK OF GHANA(BOG GHANA)

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