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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "ERNEST MAWULI AGBESI." <ernest.agbesi.gcb1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 02:55:58 -0700
Subject: MR ERNEST MAWULI AGBESI.


Attention:

I have been in search of someone with this last name “ “so when I saw your
name I was pushed to contact you and see how best we can assist each other.
I am MR ERNEST MAWULI AGBESI. a Banker (MANAGING DIRECTOR) in GHANA
COMMERCIAL BANK.it is the will of God for me to come across your country
embassy chamber commerce now. There is a business I would want you to
champion for me, which I believe you will interested, it is in connection
with your last name and you are going to benefit from it.

One of our customer a citizen of your country had a fixed deposit with our
bank in 2008 for 36 calendar months; valued at (Twenty Million, US
Dollars) the due date for this deposit contract was this 16 of March 2011.
Sadly our customer was among the death victims in the 12:46 a.m. EST on
March 11 Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami Killed 19,000 People He was in Japan
on a business among

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/nearing-the-one-year-anniversa/62580

It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this
business proposal to you and release the money to you as the beneficiary or
relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since
nobody is coming for it and we don't want this money to go into the Bank
treasury as unclaimed Bill. The Banking law and guideline here stipulates
thatif such money remained unclaimed after four years, the money will be
transfered into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.

Last week my Bank Management requested that our late customer should give
instructions on what to do about his funds, if to renew the contract.

I know if bank management did not see who claim the fund it will be lodge
to the bank treasury, so I don't want such to happen. That was why when I
saw your last name similar, I was happy and I am now seeking your
co-operation to present you as Next of Kin/ All modalities of this
transaction have been carefully worked out and once started will not take
more than seven (7) working days. It is better that we claim the money,
than don't allowing the Bank Directors to lodge the money to the bank
treasury. I am not a greedy person, so I am suggesting we share the funds
equal, 50/50% to both parties, my share will assist me to start my own
company which has been my dream. Let me know your mind on this and please
do treat this information as TOP SECRET. We shall go over the details once
I receive your urgent response strictly through my personal email

Address: ernest.agbesi.gcb1@gmail.com
Phone: +233-267421452

Bank web site for my profile:
https://www.gcbbank.com.gh/news/283-mr-ernest-agbesi-assumes-office-as-managing-director-of-gcb-bank.html

Regards,
MR ERNEST MAWULI AGBESI.
(MANAGING DIRECTOR)
GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK(GCB GHANA)

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