419 scam: ransford sowah <ransfordsowah728@gmail.com> URGENT REPLY

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- ecobankghanaplc6@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ransford sowah <ransfordsowah728@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 08:36:01 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY

Hello ,

I am Mr. Ranford Sowah from Ghana, West Africa, I work at Ecobank as the
Branch Bank Manager.

sorry to contact you through this medium, i have a business transaction i
would like to propose to you concerning such a huge amount of money left
in our bank by our late customer who deposited the sum of
($12,500,000.00,) in our bank before his untimely death.

He has no next of kin to claim the fund according to the record in our
banking system. I would like you to partner with me in this so that I will
make you his beneficiary of the fund since he has no family or relatives
to claim funds from our bank.

Hence, I want you to participate with me in this deal so that we can be
able to share this fund at the ratio of 50/50 percentage.

If you are really interested in this business opportunity contact me
through my private email address so that I will provide you all details
about this transaction.

kindly write me through my private email ecobankghanaplc6@gmail.com

Thank You
Mr Ransfor Sowah

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