419 scam: ABDUL J EDAFE <abduledafe@hotmail.com> BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER ECO BANK GHANA,URGENT RESPONDS.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "30% for you " (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- abduledafe@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ABDUL J EDAFE <abduledafe@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 21:23:41 +0900
Subject: BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER ECO BANK GHANA,URGENT RESPONDS.

FROM THE DESK OF MR. ABDUL .J. EDAFE
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPT
ECO BANK GHANA
ACCRA BRANCH
ACCRA GHANA. W/AFRICA.
Tel:+233240175305

For security reason, please reply me only through my private e-mail

address: abduledafe@hotmail.com

CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Friend,

Please this is important and your urgent response is required if only
you are willing and ready to support me.

I have an urgent transaction of US$28.2 million! To transfer to your bank account.
I am MR. ABDUL.J. EDAFE. The Auditor General with Accounting Section of the ECO BANK GHANA, ACCRA GHANA.

After going through some old files, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited as unclaimed fund.
The owner of this account Ken Talbott an Australian mining tycoon was unfortunately died on the African plane crash
Casa C212 plane in the Republic of Congo, Unfortunately there were no survivors on the May 21, 2010 crash.

No other person know about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation
proved to me as well that his company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is ($48,200,000.00USD Only).

I want this fund ($48.2 M USD ) be transfer into a safe foreign account, but I don't know any foreigner, I am hereby contacting you as
a foreigner to present you to the Board of Director of this Bank as Next of Kin and Beneficiary to the said fund because this fund cannot
be approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account because the depositor was a foreigner.

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know our selves before,
but be rest assures that this is life-time opportunity for both of us, With the believe in God that you will never let me down in this business.
You are the only person that I have contacted in this business, so please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take urgently,
Send also your private Contact as follows:

Your full Name:
Telephone:
Nationality:

I need your full co-operation to make my plans on this transaction work
out fine to earn the Payment Approval of the Bank Board of Directors by
following and abiding with instructions.

The mode of sharing shall be 30% for you and 60% for me and my
colleagues that are involved. The remaining 10% is for you which shall
be a reimbursement for any incurable expenses from your pocket to actualize this plan.

I am waiting for your urgent reply so that I can mail you the full
details about this life-time opportunity transaction.

For security reason, please reply me only through my private e-mail

address: abduledafe@hotmail.com

My Sincere greetings to you and your family.

MR. ABDUL .J. EDAFE

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