419 scam: "Johnson Quartey"<correo@telefonica.net> **SPAM** Caro amigo !!!

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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: "Johnson Quartey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnqf0012@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:35:22 +0100
Subject: **SPAM** Caro amigo !!!

Caro amigo,

Meu nome é Sr. Johnson Quartey gerente de uma sucursal bancária
do Gana. Após vários inquéritos oficiais da
comércio exterior de nosso escritório Câmaras de Comércio e
Indústria, decidi contactá-lo directamente para um
assistência.

Estou interessado em transferir / investir no seu país
através de seu assistance.I e atualmente estou no Gana
Tenho a soma de dois milhões quinhentos mil
E.U. Dólares que gostaria de transferir para o seu
conta e investir no seu país, se possível.

Fiz esse dinheiro E.U. $ 2.800.000,00 fora do meu ramo
escritório excesso lucro para o 2007 fiscal year.I
escolheram porque você não pode dizer directamente respeito
Ainda estou a trabalhar com o banco, eu espero que você
pode entender a minha situação e me ajudar a receber
e investir esse dinheiro corretamente como esta é a minha única esperança.

Por favor, volte para mim o mais rapidamente possível.

Atenciosamente,

Mr.Johnson Quartey.

Tel.: 00233-244736309.

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