419 scam: "Mr George Asante" <mrgasante03@att.net> REPLY

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr George Asante" <mrgasante03@att.net>
Reply-To: <mrgeorgeasantte@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:56:11 +0100
Subject: REPLY

Hello

I got your contact during my search for a reliable, honest and a trust worthy person to entrust this huge transfer project with. My name is Mr.George Asante, Branch manager of a financial institution.

I am a Ghanaian married with two kids, I am writing this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out this business opportunity in my department, On September 6, 1999, an American Gold Miner Mr.William Barnes, made a numbered time(fixed)deposit for twelve calendar months,Valued at Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (US$7,500,000.00) in my branch, upon maturity I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, that Mr.William Barnes, died in the plane crash On October 31, 1999,(an Egyptian Boeing 767 Flight 990) with other passengers on board as you can confirm it yourself via the website below.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml

Most astonishing of my discovery was that, all records bear no next of kin,meaning that No Member of Mr.William Barnes family knows about the deposit therefore,No Member of his family will ever come forward to claim the money, In order for the bank not to transfer the said sum of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($7,500,000.00) as unclaimed funds to the Government Treasury Account, the above stated funds most be claimed immediately by somebody standing in as late Mr.William Barnes next of Kin, because According to Law at the expiration of (Twelve) years; the money will revert to the ownership of the (GOVERNMENT) if nobody applies to claim the fund,This revelation is only known to me because I was his personal account officer before I was posted to become the branch manager, now I seek your collaboration to act as next of kin to late Mr.William Barnes, to claim the funds and move them into useful Account for investments, we shall split the FUND between our self upon the confirmation of

Please note that by the virtue of my position in the bank, I have worked out the perfect modality as well as I shall provide the relevant information's and documents for the successful claim and transfer of the funds in the account that will be provided by you, I can not stand in the forefront of this transaction because I work with the bank ,that is why I have come to you for assistance, be rest assured that this project involve no risk to you, upon the receipt of your acceptance mail to me.

I shall furnish you with due process of this transaction without any delay. please discard this message if you are not interested.

Thanks for your kind Understanding.

Sincerely.

Mr.George Asante

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