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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: Ghana Commercial Bank <info.gcb139@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 21:38:15 -0700
Subject: INSTRUCTION / WARNING FROM GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK.

*GHANA COMMERCIAL BANKGHANA COMMERCIAL REMITTANCE UNIT,GCB HEADQUARTERS
ACCRAGCB TOWER CIRLE ACCRA GHANACONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/013,Swift
Code: GHC/BG/HAC,FOREIGN REMITTANCEOur Ref: GHCB/IRD/GCBX/021/11INSTRUCTION
/ WARNING FROM GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK.This is to bring to your notice from
the Ghana Commercial Bank Remittance Department that your outstanding
contractual payment which was suspended by the Nigerian government there by
stopping the TELEX TRANSFER DEPARTMENT to pause the transfer of your
contract fund toyour nominated bank account, and they have instructed we
the Ghana commercial bank to transfer it to you successfully without any
more issue. As a result of this development verification conducted by the
Finance Ministry in conjunction with the Debt Verification Panel on your
contract case file has been endorsed for payment awaiting your
confirmations.In view of several efforts already made by us to contact you
for the following reasons based on the new account submitted to this office
on your behalf:(1) My Office desks have just received a sworn affidavit
from Mr.Jonas Leon of Germany to re-route your payment into a new bank
account number as stated VACAP Federal Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road,
Richmond, VA 23220. Account number 32501. of Mr.Jonas Leon.The sum of
$25,000,000.00 ( Twenty Five Million US Dollars) (2) Please, confirm to our
office if you have instructed Mr.Jonas Leon of GERMANY to appoint an
attorney/agent on your behalf thereby asking that he receive cash call
remittance on your behalf.(3) It have come to our notice that you are being
contacted by unauthorized individuals with respect to your contract payment
but unfortunately this office is not aware of your unofficial dealings and
warned that it is at your own risk.(4) Please, also confirm if you have
authorized Mr.Jonas Leon to change your banking particulars to the
following particulars stated below: VACAP Federal Credit Union, 1700 Robin
Hood Road, Richmond, VA 23220. Account number 3250163 Also re-confirm your
Contract Number, Contract Amount, Private Telephone and Fax number, your
e-mail address, Office or home address so that we can cross-check it with
ourfile records.We have decided to contact you for re-verification because
we suspected that Mr.Jonas Leon is trying to divert your money through the
sworn affidavit into a new different bank account. You are advised to get
back to this honorable bank within 7days from today.Sincerely,MR KOFI
JOHNRemittance Director+233-267-752-525*

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