419 scam: "Yao Abalo"<smj1900@airsoftmail.com> Ref:Payment Notification (Treat with Despatch)

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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.
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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- externalfinancialdepartment@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Yao Abalo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <externalfinancialdepartment@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 13:11:51 -0700
Subject: Ref:Payment Notification (Treat with Despatch)

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RELATIONS DEPT. (EFR)
BANK OF GHANA (BOG)
ACCRA-GHANA.

Our Ref: BOG/OHG/OXD1/2011
Your Ref:
TELEX: BANKOFGH.
PAYMENT FILE: BOG/000/11.

ATTN: Dear Beneficiary

PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUNDS

I am Mr. Yao Abalo, the Executive Director of the External Financial Relations department Bank of Ghana (BOG). This Office is contacting you today because your FUNDS were deposited into the "SUSPENSE ACCOUNT" of the BANK OF GHANA (BOG) last month. This is because you did not forward your claim to us as the rightful beneficiary by providing your receiving Bank account information..

However, there has been a new development. A woman by name Joanna Parthimos from Canada came to my Office a few days ago and presented some documents stating that she is your representative with authority to Collect the contractual/inheritance funds totaling USD$5.3 Million being part-payment of your total sum. Here is her information for you to confirm if this woman is acting on your authority:

CLAIMS NAME : JOANNA PARTHIMOS
ADDRESS : 4215 BOULEVARD POIRRIER,SAINT-LAURENT
MONTREAL - CANADA H4R 2A4
CLAIMANTS BANK: HSBC BANK CANADA
70 YORK ST.TORONTO, ON M5J 1S9, CANADA
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.

This is not in consonance with the normal rules and regulations governing financial transactions in the Republic of Ghana.

Due to the urgency involved and coupled with litigations that may arise over wrongful transfer of funds, I will not want to make any mistake in releasing this fund to anyone except you whom is the recognized and bonafide beneficiary of the Funds according to records available to us.

Kindly clarify us on this issue before we make this payment to Mrs.Joanna Partimos. In receipt of this confidential Letter, you are required to get back to me within the next five (5) working days via email externalfinancialdepartment@gmail.com..

Yours Faithfully,

MR. YAO ABALO,
EXEC. DIRECTOR,
EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RELATIONS DEPT.
BANK OF GHANA (BOG)

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