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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.
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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:16:52 +0000
Subject: Very urgent...please kindly respond for the way forward.
Attn: Sir/Madam,
My name is David Nartey,a seasoned banker with *Eco bank plc Ghana*, and the
asst. branch manager of many years.I discovered a large sums of
money about *$9.5million* on discovery belonging to one of our late client
President (Gnassingbe Eyadema) Republic of Togo. who died on
the 5th of February 2005, three years ago.
I have just contacted the account officer who told me that he as not hear
any comment from the family of the deceased up to this present
time for the pass three years now.
we have tried severally to get any link to finding any close relation of the
deceased to come forward for the money for the pass three years
now but all our efforts could not avail.
I am contacting you so i can agree with you and then make you the next of
kin/beneficiary by sending you all details/information of the
deceased and the steps/protocol you will have to follow for the money to be
transfer into your designation bank account.
I am ready to let you have 30% of the money and another 5% for any incurred
cost in all. Hoping to hear from you.
Note: Urgency and Secrecy is highly needed in this transaction.
Thanks in anticipation.
*Dr. David Nartey.*
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