419 scam: "Mr. Amissah Arthur"<mramissarth@yahoo.co.jp> YOUR ATTENTION NEEDED IN MY OFFICE

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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)
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Amissah Arthur" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mramissarth@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:06:37 +0100
Subject: YOUR ATTENTION NEEDED IN MY OFFICE

YOUR ATTENTION NEEDED IN MY OFFICE.

Dear Friend,

You have just been chosen after going through your profile, of which I am confident, you will not use this against me nor to expose this proposal to Ghanaian Government. I apologize for time this may take you to read down this mail.

My name is Mr. Amissah Arthur, Governor Bank of Ghana (BOG) with Address: One Thorpe Road, Accra Ghana. I am here to seek for your assistance in transfer of US$12,550.000.00 (Twelve Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars) to your offshore account, since it’s against the law, as to come openly as Owner or to operate a foreign account while in civic service.

After announcement of the death of Late President of Nigeria (Alhaji Umaru Musa YarAdua) on 5TH MAY 2010, and I was able to secure the above funds in escrow account for my private use, since I was in charge for the importations of all Equipments and Spare Parts for the Petrochemical Industry he was building in Ghana before he died.

Reply for details if you are interested to handle this transaction with me. I agree on this percentage 60/40 for you. Personally, I will use my position as the Governor to wire above fund to your account once you respond to this mail. I will only transact with you through my private email as presented to avoid question.

Kindly use your name as SUBJECT on your reply to this mail.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Kwesi Bekoe Amissah Arthur (Governor)
CORPORATE HEADQUARTER (B.O.G).
ACCRA, GHANA.

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