419 scam: Mr Ako Eyadema <info@techbetaclub.live> Business Proposal

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 23397229711
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.
- dr.akoeyadema@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Ako Eyadema <info@techbetaclub.live>
Reply-To: dr.akoeyadema@aol.com
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:10:18 -0600
Subject: Business Proposal

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OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL MANAGER,
TEL: 233 9722 9711

D/L ATTN:
MR
Dear Sir,

My name is Mr Ako Eyadema I am the regional manager of the UNITED BANK
FOR
AFRICA office in the western region of Ghana. I write you this letter in
good faith. I got your contact when I was in Lome the capital city of
our
neighboring country Togo on a financial conference with other West
African
countries; I am married with two lovely kids and a Christian.

I have a business proposal for you, sir as the regional manager of the
United Bank for Africa it is my duty to report to our head office in the
capital city of Accra the fiscal bank report of the year 2019. In the
course of giving a report on our branch financial report to our head
office
I discovered that my branch made an over profit excess of
usd$8,680,000.00
which I did not report back to our head office. Now I have these funds
deposited in an escrow account and need your assistance to stand claim
as
the depositor of these funds so that my head office can approve the
transfer of these funds to an account anywhere in the world as you
designate. It is a simple bank-to-bank transfer with no risk involved
and
for your assistance, how does 40% of the total sound as your commission.

But you cannot inform the bank of my involvement with you whatsoever.
This
is very important as an officer of the bank. I will fax to you a copy of
the deposit slip of the funds. All you need to do if you accept to
assist
me is you will have to write an official letter to the bank asking them
to
transfer the funds to your bank account. I will give you all the head
office contact numbers and how to write this letter since it is an
international transfer it must be transferred through our head office in
the capital city of Accra.

You can contact me directly on my private e-mail on
dr.akoeyadema@aol.com

Expecting your reply. God bless you.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Ako Eyadema (regional manager)

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