419 scam: DAVID TETTEH <david_tetteh2@rediffmail.com> ATTENTION

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "davidtetteh@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: DAVID TETTEH <david_tetteh2@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: davidtetteh@yahoo.cn
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 04:53:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ATTENTION

Hello

I am Mr. David Tetteh, I am a retired gold merchant and business man based in Ghana. As i have retired, I am willing to relocate abroad to establish my business with a competent and reliable partner.

However, I wish to inform you that i have a very big financial project which i need your support to accomplish, i will procure all the necessary documents via the Law court that will guarantee the free transfer of the funds into any nominated bank from your side. I wish to inform you that i have the sum of US$46,000,000.00 Forty Six Million United States Dollars Only deposited in a dormant bank account awaiting to assign a beneficiary name before it could be transferred.

I have been depositing funds into this account for the past 10 Ten years little by little up to this time from joint gold transfer deals with a part British owned Gold company called Ashanti Goldfields Company (AGC) located in Sanso in Obuasi Ghana.

Please contact me back with your full details below so that we can proceed further with the comprehensive details of what the transaction entails.

I expect a positive response from you soonest. Reply me back via my personal E-mail:davidtetteh@yahoo.cn

Full Name
Address
Occupation
Telephone Number
Sex and Marital Status.

Yours truly,
David Tetteh

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