419 scam: "MR. FRANKLIN BELNYE"<franklinbelnye@ghanabank.com> Very Important Notice In Your Favour

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. FRANKLIN BELNYE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <franklinbelnye@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:59:55 +0100
Subject: Very Important Notice In Your Favour

FROM THE DESK OF : MR. Franklin Belnye
ADVISOR, BANK OF GHANA.
One Thorpe Road, P. O. Box GP 2674, Accra, Ghana

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Franklin Belnye, The Advisor, Bank of Ghana. We are conducting a standard process investigation on behalf of our firm. The international Banking conglomerate to reach either the relations or anyone wanting to stand as the next of kin to late Mr. Anderson a nationality of your country and also the circumstances surrounding investments made by this client in the Federal Republic of Ghana. With the Private Banking arm of Ghana International Bank Plc.

This Private Banking client Mr. Anderson died intestate and nominated no successor in title over the money with the bank.

I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence you were contacted. I want you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by this client before they get confiscated by the Federal Government after being declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.

It is pertinent that you inform me urgently if you are interested and moreover, I seek a very honest and reliable person. You must appreciate that I have constrained from providing you with more detailed information.

At this point. Please respond to this mail as soon as possible to afford us the opportunity to proceed with the formalities.

Thank you for accommodating our enquiry.

Mr. Franklin Belnye.
Advisor, Bank of Ghana.
Accra, Ghana.

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