419 scam: "Accra-Ghana" <toffice-8-o@att.net> DEAR BENEFICIARY////////////////

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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:

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:
- "transfer into your account" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Accra-Ghana" <toffice-8-o@att.net>
Reply-To: <ubagroup-ghana@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:07:10 -0700
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY////////////////

FROM: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER
PROCESSING DEPARTMENT
ACCRA GHANA.

DEAR BENEFICIARY:
RE: (CODE :UBA/2010/0111)

TRANSFER OF US$ RE: SWIFT 1.5 MILLION INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I AM MR. JAMES AKWA.), IN OUR BANK, YOUR MONEY WAS BROUGHT TO OUR BANK FROM ALL AFRICAN APEXBANK, THIS MONEY WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TREASURY FORTHE PERIOD OF TIME THIS MONEY WAS IN OUR BANK.

IT GENERATEDAN INTEREST WHICH WE CONSIDERED YOUR LONG SUFFERING WITH WEST AFRICANGOVERNMENT. YOUR NAME WAS BROUGHT TO OUR BANK AS ONE OF THEBENEFICIARIES WHOM HIS MONEY HAS NOT BEEN PAID.

THE WORD BANK,INTERNATIONAL MONITORING FUND (I.M.F) AND OTHER MONITORY AGENCYRESOLVED THE ISSUE IN LONDON AFTER ONE WEEK MEETING AND DECIDE TO PAYYOU THIS INTEREST FUND VIA SWIFT TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU NOW IS ANY FORM OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION FOREXAMPLE; YOURE INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT NUMBER OR YOUR DRIVING LICENSENUMBER, THEN YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION /YOURACCOUNT INFORMATION.

AS A MATTER OF FACT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGHTIME TO WASTE SINCE WE HAVE WASTED TIME IN CONTACTING OUR RESPECTIVECUSTOMERS, SO TRY AND COMPLY WITH THE ENTIRE NECESSARY REQUIREMENT FORREMITTANCE

BEST REGARDS,
MR. JAMES AKWA
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA.)
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