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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united state dollars" (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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Acquah Paul <acquah.paulh@y7mail.com>
Reply-To: acquah.paul000@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:02:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: from Dr Paul Acquah:
















































                                              
                   BANK OF GHANA
           ACHIMOTA ACCRA GHANA
                              OFFICE OF THE  GOVERNOR
                     24B HIGH STREET INDUSTRIAL AREA.
45546678


Our Ref: BOG/XBG-029/08
Swift Code: XXUTY,
 
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION WITH BG: BOG/GGC/RG/MIN/008.
 


Attn, 
I have on 4th day of Dec, 2004 i received a payment credit instruction from the Government of Ghana to credit about four individual Construction Companies with their FULL CONTRACT FUNDS from the Millennium Challenge Account with our bank, But why i contacted you is that one of this companies is not existing again and the company has a problem in between the owners ,and that resulted the down fall of the company ,  and I have been keeping this secret for my self because I want to wait and see if any body will come for the payment , but there is no body come for the money  , so i went and deposited it with an individual Bank (E.R.BANK RESOURCE LTD) in anonymous  name to avoid any trace from any body ,
 
The total Amount is ( 10.7 million United State Dollars ) and Be informed that every arrangement regarding how to move this money from here to your country through Diplomatic Services has been made , and there fore , by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL , top secret should be maintained please ! Because I am still in the active service, so i do not need any form of implication especially now I’m in the verge of my retirement to endanger my career at last !
 
Finally all the necessary modalities will be worked out to enable us carry out the fund claim under a legitimate arrangement, I have resolved to offer you 50/50 %, but  the most important thing I need from you is trust ,
 
I will give you more details about the transaction when I receive your affirmative response together with your direct telephone number and your address, more clarification information. Thank you.
 
Cordially yours,
Dr. Paul Acquah
Governor, Bank of Ghana
Accra , Ghana


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