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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: Prince Nana <princenana480@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2023 07:53:40 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION

Greetings,

My name is Mr Nana Owusu. I am the Head of Accounting Department Barclays
Bank, Accra Branch Ghana Ltd (BBG). I write you this proposal in good
faith. I am married with three lovely children. I am a man of peace, faith
and have sincere respect for human feelings and opinions in more detail. I
was the personal account Officer to my late client, who hails from your
country. Also it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office
in the capital city, Accra at the end of each business year.

My late client deposited the sum of US$5,500,000 ( Five Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ) with our branch since 2014, which
I happen to be her personal account officer, since the death of my late
client in a fatal car accident caused by the earthquake in Ecuador April
16/2016. I have tried all means and my possible ways to locate her family,
but all my effort proved abortive. Because my late client deposited the
fund without any beneficiary or next of Kin. And my bank headquarters has
mandated me as her personal account officer to look for her next of kin, or
else the fund will be confiscated and sent to the Ghana Government Treasure
purse, which I know will only be shared among the Top Government Leaders
here.

Then after several attempts to locate the late deceased family or anybody
that is related to her, I could not succeed. So I have to report back to my
bank top officials that I have located one of her beneficiaries which is
YOU. So please kindly get back to me immediately if you are interested in
this deal for our benefit. All I want from you is to stand as the next of
kin to my late client, as a personal accountant to my late client with your
matched surname. I have all the vital documents that will enable you to
receive the fund without any hitch.

As the Head branch manager of the Accounting Department, Barclays Bank
Ghana Ltd (BBG). I plan to program your name on the B.B.G Limited Account
database as a beneficiary of the Non-Disclosure account holding the funds.
This process will position you as the depositor of the funds and a
Non-Resident customer of B.B.G Limited.

Please there are practically no risks involved. Because the transaction
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of the law, it will be simply a bank-to-bank transfer and all I
need from you is to stand claim as the next of kin. So that my bank
headquarters can approve and order the immediate transfer of the fund into
your designated bank account within a few banking working days. If you
accept to work with me, then I will appreciate it very much as you are the
first and the only person I am contacting for this transaction.

I will offer 40% of the total fund as your own share and you will also help
me to invest some of the fund into any lucrative business in your beautiful
country. Because I am planning to resign from the bank after the success of
this deal. Please do not be afraid I will be giving you all the necessary
guidelines and information that the bank might require.

N/B:If you are willing and interested to work with me,forward in your
response the following information to ( nprince52@yahoo.com )
NAME:::AGE:::RESIDENTIAL::::ADDRESS::OCCUPATION:..PHONE:::COUNTRY:::COMPANY:..(IF
ANY)
I am waiting for your positive response.

Sincerely,
Mr Nana Owusu
Economist and Accountant

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