419 scam: "Robert Swinston" <edwrdmensahx@outlook.com> CAN I TRUST YOU

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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.
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:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "huge deposit" (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)
- "million us 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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- edwardmensayx@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Robert Swinston" <edwrdmensahx@outlook.com>
Reply-To: edwardmensayx@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 23:50:11 -0400
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU

I am an Accountant ICB BANK Ghana,My name is Edward Mensah I am the personal Account Manager to Late Engr Louis . A Gold dealer here in Ghana, The Late Engr Louis who is a citizen of U.S.A Here in after shall be referred to as my client On April 21,2012, my client, his wife, and their three children were involved in a car accident.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then,I have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives, this also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name
over the Internet to locate any member of his family but all in vain.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they Get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,the deceased had an account Valued at about ($10.5 Million US dollars) The bank has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have the account confiscated within the next 30 bank official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($10.5 million US dollars) can be paid to you and then you and i can share the money, 60% to me and 40% to you. An attorney will be contacted to help revalidated and notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the laws of Ghana and your country so it is 100% risk free.

Do respond to my mail if you intend to help me in this transaction and if you dont want to help me, do inform me so that i will stop contacting you.

Please get in touch with me by my email ( edwardmensayx@gmail.com ) or phone call ( +233261384973 ).

Best regards

Mr. Edward Mensah
+233261384973

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