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Email Scams: Bankers, insurance managers and account managers, all with dead rich clients

Pity these poor hard working bankers and insurance agents, with millions of dollars in a secret account, after the death of President Mugumbo of Ghana... or whatever.  Of course, they are scams!

Below are links to sample actual emails of this type of scam, along with how to recognize the scam and report them. These are of a type called "The Advance Fee Fraud (AFF)" email is also known as “419” after the section of the Nigerian penal law that deals with this type of fraud. It takes many forms, we have categorized the scams below as "Orphans and Widows of wealthy diplomats, generals, presidents, etc."

How to recognize a fake banker, insurance clerk, account manager, etc. with a scam

Let's look at some actual emails people received and see how we can spot that they are scams. In general, notice the awesome amount of misspellings, poor grammar and run-on sentences.  Even if they weren't scams, would you go into business with someone who writes like that?

  1. David Jackson, PruPIM ("one of the leading real estate investment managers in the United Kingdom")
  2. LLOYDS TSB BANK, Thomas Hendricks
  3. Scam Survey: Northwest Savings Bank Online Department
  4. Samir Shamshoum, "ISREAL"
  5. Cagle Brown, First National Bank of South Africa
  6. Patrick Chan, Hang Seng Bank, Hong Kong
  7. Standard trust bank Plc, Benson Adeshola
  8. Malim Musa, Bank of Africa ,Ouagadougou burkina-faso west africa
  9. Korea Exchange Bank, Dr David Brown
  10. Royal Exchange Bank of London (REBL), James Hughes, Mr. Paul Smith
  11. Stephen .H.Powell, Staff of Standard Life trust Bank Limited
  12. Dr. Charles Soludo, Central Bank of Nigeria
  13. Professor Charles C. Soludo, The Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN)
  14. Dennis Lutuli, INTER-CONTINENTAL BANK OF NIGERIA
  15. Rev Chris Amodo, "IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE FUND PAYMENT"I WILL FIRST DESPATCH TWO BOXES THAT CONTAINED US$8 MILLION ONLY AND OF US$100.00 BILLS TO YOUR PRIVATE ADDRESS
  16. Aliance Trust Bank or Alliance Trust Bank, William Scott
  17. SIR FRANK PETERSON, CITIBANK OF NEW YORK
  18. Fidelity Investment International, from Tim McCarron, Fidelity Fund Manager
  19. Fidelity Investment International, from John Taylor, Funds manager
    johntaylor002@yahoo.com
  20. Bill Joycee, BCF LONDON
  21. Fidelity Investment International, from Tom Ewing, Funds manager
    Tom_ewing2@yahoo.co.uk
  22. Ms. Nancy Berkshire at NATWEST BANK PLC, "Compliment of the day to you.", Sir. Richard Gordon
  23. Mr. Oluremi George, DIAMOND BANK NIGERIA PLC (DBN) 
  24. CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, Prof. Charles C. Soludo, "I want to assure you that there is light at the end of the tunnel after all the disappointment and frustrations that you have gone through in the hands of the fraudsters and impostors."
  25. Version 2 - CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, Prof. Charles C. Soludo, "I want to assure you that there is light at the end of the tunnel after all the disappointment and frustrations that you have gone through in the hands of the fraudsters and impostors."
  26. MR. MICHEAL COOK, THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD., HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
  27. John Johnson, access bank of Nigeria - "Mr. Hamilton Creek ran into a Trailer load of Groundnut Oil, and died immediately, their car got burnt, no single soul was saved, Mr. Hamilton Creek and his entire family was confirmed dead. "
  28. NATWEST BANK PLC.UK - Please fill out the International account opening info and send by email and a scan copy of your valid identification. (International Passport or Driver's Licence)FIRST NAME:LAST NAME:TELEPHONE:FAX:EMAIL:DATE OF BIRTH:PLACE OF BIRTH:NATIONALITY:NEXT OF KIN:ADDRESS:TYPE OF IDENTIFICATION:OCCUPATION:TYPE OF ACCOUNT: George White Voice
  29. Stewart Grey, Natwest Bank plc - Mr. Stephan <insert your surname here> did not declare any next of kin
  30. Salif Kome, Bank of Africa
  31. MR. KEN SMITH, Office of the Royal Finance
  32. UWAM AHMED, Bill and Exchange Manager, Bank Of Africa Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso (Nigeria) 
  33. Mr. Garuba Ahmed, African Development Bank (ADB)
  34. Allan Hickson, "a prime bank in London"
  35. Kwame Achampong, International Commercial Bank in Accra, Ghana
  36. Musa Adams, Bank of Africa
  37. Daniel Cole, International Private Banking at HSBC Bank
  38. Dr. Kwame Agemang - Dormant Money from a Deceased Customer
  39. Malcolm Aish, "Alliance & Leicester Plc, Flash Airlines Boeing 737 Air Disaster, January 3, 2004
  40. Abdullah Ali - The Auditor General of Bank Of Africa here in Dakar Senegal
  41. Allied Bank, Mrs. Stella Moore
  42. Marc Sebastian Barrangú, an unnamed bank
  43. African Development bank (ADB), MR IBRAHIM BELLO, Bill and exchange manager,
  44. Bank of Africa, Buhari Tijani

  45. BANK OF AFRICAN BURKINA FASO, WEST AFRICA, SALISU DIKIMA, "AUDITTING MANAGER

  46. Central Bank of Nigeria: Prof. Charles C. Soludo, The Executive Director (Governor) Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN)
  47. Steve Chikeluba, Manager in the Department of Accounts Division, First City Monument Bank Plc, Ghana

  48. Barky Coullbary - AN ACCOUNTANT WITH A PRIME BANK IN ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIRE

  49. Badmus w Crane, a civil servant (accountant) at the "Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), "over-invoiced account"

  50. Mike David, "THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF (UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC)"
  51. Dr. Kenneth Ekeh, Country office Manager INTERNATIONAL BANK OF AFRICA
  52. Dr.Julius Eze, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) - "Over-invoiced account"
  53. Suleman Faso, "Director in Charge of Auditing and Accounting at the Bank of Africa
  54. O exemplo de um Engano português: Anton Frey - Example of a Portuguese Scam: Anton Frey
  55. Mr. Chen Guangyuan, I am a staff of Bank of China, Our late client named Ghazi Musa Hassan
  56. Mr.Donald Henry (Esq), a solicitor at law, Lagos, Nigeria
  57. Patrick Chan, Hang Seng Bank, Hong Kong
  58. Patrick Chan, Hang Seng Bank, Hong Kong, and Col. Hosam Hassan in Iraq
  59. Patrick Chan, Hang Seng Bank, Hong Kong and Gen. Samir Abi Rahman in Iraq
  60. Phil Hodkinson, Treasury & Insight HBOS United Kingdom
  61. Ben Hulk scam - The death of David Hagen in a car accident! The entire sequence of emails is included; you find this one entertaining, as well as informative! There are several fake documents to see, too.
  62. Andrew Johnson, the INTERNATIONAL BANK OF TRADE in Nigeria, West Africa
  63. ENGR ALI KASIM, NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
  64. Ogbueli Kali, a Chartered Accountant and presently a Fund Manager with an Investment Company
  65. Jordan Louis -  United Bank for Africa Bank Plc
  66. Mckillingan Carpenter, a private financial consultant managert in the United Kingdom (or so he says)
  67. Oduwa Peters, at a finance company here in Cotonou, Republic of Benin
  68. Joseph Poon, Hang Seng Bank Ltd
  69. Mr Thompson Rowe, NatWest Bank Plc, London-UK
  70. Arif Shaikh, CHEVRON PETROLEUM CORPORATION, MR MOHAMMAD AL NASSER
  71. Ernest Udoma, First City Monument Bank Plc Ghana
  72. Dan Watkins, "Head of Auditing Department in a Bank in Scotland"
  73. DR MARK WHITE, the Bank of Africa in Burkina Faso
  74. Lee Raymond Wing Hung, claiming to be Chief Financial Officer, Bank of China in Hong Kong,
  75. Hon-Hing Wong, Hong Kong - "In order to avert this negative development, I will like to seek for your permission as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to  Mr. Mathew Schneider"
  76. Miscellaneous Names and Addresses Used in Scams

 

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