419 scam: "Dr. Kwabena Duffuor"<kwabenaduffuor1943@yahoo.com> From: Dr. Kwabena Duffuor

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Kwabena Duffuor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kwabenaduffuor1943@prokonto.pl>
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 10:57:04 -0400
Subject: From: Dr. Kwabena Duffuor

Dear valued customer,
My name is Dr.Kwabena DUFFUOR Minister of Finance, Republic of Ghana. I am directed to contact you by my boss, according to a bilateral agreement we signed with the US President Mr. Barack H. Obama on Saturday July 11th, 2009. File #NG-234/XX9.VOL.1.2009. Sequence # NG-234-49>>59.0009>>>449>\GH.
However, the above information was forwarded to me to approve the sum of $10,380,000.00 (Ten Million, Three Hundred and Eighty Thousand USD) in your favour, being part payment of your long overdue inheritance payment by Mr. President Prof. John Evans Atta MILLS. This is in faithfulness to the resolution we signed.
Thus, in compliance with the order from Mr. President Prof. John Evans Atta MILLS, your payment is partially approved and ready for wire transfer after final verification of your banking details, related documents and identification. As such, urgently forward your full banking details, related documents and identification.
You can reach me on +233542687455.
Yours sincerely,
Dr.Kwabena DUFFUOR
Minister of Finance, Republic of Ghana.

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