Scam Money Transfers: Andrew Johnson, the INTERNATIONAL BANK OF TRADE in Nigeria, West Africa

Scam Money Transfers - Banks, Bank Managers
Example - Andrew Johnson, the INTERNATIONAL BANK OF TRADE in Nigeria, West Africa

Have you received an email from "Andrew Johnson" at "the INTERNATIONAL BANK OF TRADE in Nigeria, West Africa", claiming that he has found a "dormant account" or money from a deceased customer with no next of kin, or no will, and he needs you, a foreigner to help him take the money, to keep it from being turned over to the bank or government?

It is a scam. Even if it weren't a scam, it would be a felony, fraud and theft. But it is all nonsense, a scam made up to get money from you. See the example below, an actual email from the scammer, sent to a victim.

The scammer intends to to get hold of your money instead, by conning you into sending money for various "fees" to free the "funds in escrow".  If you would like a step by step explanation of how this type of "Advance Fee Fraud" works, click here! Note some of the obvious scam clues that we have highlighted in the email below, such as excessive/incorrect use of CAPITAL letters, terrible spelling, grammar and punctuation, the use of free email accounts rather than a domain and website that matches the company's name, etc.

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Scam email:

From: "Andrew johnson" < andrewjohnson122@hotmail.com >
Reply-To: andrewjohnson122@yahoo.com
Subject: REGARDS
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:24:48 +0100

Dear Smith

I got your contact email address through a personal search and I decided to let you know about this packaged financial transaction. I am Andrew Johnson the regional manager of INTERNATIONAL BANK OF TRADE in Nigeria, West Africa.

The branch made Ten Million Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars (10.450.000.00 Dollars) of which my head Office is not aware of and will never be aware of and then I Placed this fund on ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As a Manager in the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am compelled to request for your assistance to stand on my behalf and receive this money into your bank account. I will compensate you with 40% of the total amount involved as gratification and the rest will be mine.

Please if you wish to assist me in this business, reply and contact me immediately so that we can discuss the modalities to actualize this transaction.

NOTE: There are practically no risk involve in this transaction. It will be a bank-to-bank transfer and will only take us three banking days to reflect in your designated account.

Waiting to hear from you.

With Regards,

Andrew Johnson
Reply to: andrewjohnson122@yahoo.com

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