419 scam: godwin anaa <godwin_anaa@yahoo.com.au> BUSINESS TRANSFER,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "inland revenue" (Tax offices mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. Even after you pay their fake tax demands you will still not receive the non-existent funds you have been promised. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- godwin_anaa@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: godwin anaa <godwin_anaa@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:39:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BUSINESS TRANSFER,

My name is Mr. Godwin Anaa. I work with the Bank of Ghana as the Regional manager, Kumasi Branch in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

I am 52 years old with two kids. I have packaged a transaction that will be of mutual benefit to us. As the branch manager of Bank of Ghana, it is my duty to send a financial report to my head office in the capital city, Accra, at the end of each financial year.

Following the release of the second quarter financial report, ending June 2008, I discovered that my branch made Four Million, Two Hundred thousand United States Dollars ($4,200,000.00); from the transactions accruing to the account of the Inland Revenue Service (IRS). This was not detected by the renowned auditors from my head office.

I have diverted the funds into what the bank call Escrow Call Account with no beneficiary. Meanwhile as you know I can not be directly connected to this money for obvious reasons. So my contacting you is to assist me receive the funds in your bank account in your country; which I know is possible if you liaise properly with me and get 30% of the total funds as your benefit.

The transfer would be made via swift and it will be a Bank-to-Bank wired transfer. All I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of this fund. I will compute your particulars as the person who made the deposit in my branch, so that my head office will immediately order the transfer to your designated bank Account.

Call or mail me, godwin_anaa@yahoo.com.au, if you think we can work together, on +233-24-2056-387

Thanks for your understanding and co-operation.
Yours truly, Godwin Anaa.(Mr.)

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