419 scam: David Ansah <davi@mail.com> Reply

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "mr.ansah@live.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: David Ansah <davi@mail.com>
Reply-To: an.sah@live.com
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:21:47 +0100
Subject: Reply

FROM,THE DESK OF MR David Ansah,
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
IN FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMEN
Standard Chartered Bank,Accra
Ghana

DEAR FRIEND,

HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR FAMILY? HOPE FINE, PLEASE PAY ATTENTION
ANDUNDERSTAND MY REASON OF CONTACTING YOU TODAY THROUGH THIS EMAIL, MY
NAME IS David Ansah, BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER IN Standard Chartered
Bank,Accra, IN MY DEPARTMENT, DURING THE AUDITING OF THE YEAR 2006, I
DISCOVERED ANABOUNDED SUM OF ($18,500,000.00 USD) THAT BELONGS TO THE
LATE (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER FROM MUNICH,GERMANY) WHO DIED ALONG WITH
HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN JULLY 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELLOW
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO SECURE AND MOVE THIS HUGE SUMS
OF MONEY LEFT BEHIND BY MY LATE CLIENT TO THE TUNE OF ($18,500,000.00
USD) OUT FROM Standard Chartered Bank,Accra TO YOUR OWN ACCOUNT, What
I require from you is your honest co-operation and I guarantee that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you and I from any breach of the law. Please accept my apologies, keep
my confidence and disregard this email if you do not appreciate this
proposition I have offered you.

All confirmable documents to back up this fund shall be made available
to you, as soon as I receive you reply via: ( mr.ansah@live.co.uk ), I
shall let you know what is required of you.

Regards from,
David Ansah

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