419 scam: "Mr. Destiny Derrick Kwaku" <123edr@att.net> Get back to me with your intent

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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)
- "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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "ddkwaku@w.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: "Mr. Destiny Derrick Kwaku" <123edr@att.net>
Reply-To: <ddkwaku@w.cn>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:34:54 -0800
Subject: Get back to me with your intent

From: Mr. Destiny Derrick Kwaku

Dear Friend,

Please keep this matter very confidential so we can make the business and realise the money for investment.I am a bank manager with RENAISSANCE BANK GROUP, ACCRA – GHANA.

It took me a lot of time to summon courage to email you. It is a fact that we have had any previous business dealings, but I strongly believe that with understanding and trust we can have a successful business relationship.

The government of Ghana got an allocation grant from the AU (AFRICAN UNION) of over US$500, 000, 000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) to pay some NGO'S that are accredited with various parastatals, ministeries, governmental agencies and social development institutions in Ghana. I have been nominated and given the singular task to screen all NGO'S who have been accredited and make out payments to those that fulfill the requirements, from this bulk money that is deposited already in our bank's pool account.

My reason for contacting you is that, with my position and the assistance of our bank's database administrator who i have analysed my plan with, we can in-put an NGO in your favour and allocate a payment of US$6, 750, 000.00 (SIX MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED & FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) for category "B" payments and process the release/transfer of this amount to you as a payment to your NGO.

All I need from you is to stand as the owner of an NGO which we will register for you here (we will back-date the registration date at the registrar of companies here) and provide our bank with an account where this money will be transferred into by our head office, if you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response as soon as you receive this mail.

For participating in this transaction, you will stand to earn 30% of the allocated amount of US$6, 750, 000.00 while the remaining 70% will be for myself and my patner.

WHEN I GET YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE, I WILL DETAIL YOU ON THE PROCEDURE FOR THE ACTUALIZATION OF THIS TRANSACTION WHICH IS DEVOID OF ANY RISKS WHATSOEVER! Kindly get back to me ASAP on my private email ID : ddkwaku@w.cn

With Kind Regards,

Mr. Destiny Derrick Kwaku
Head of Operations
Renaissance Bank (GH) LTD
2nd Floor Heritage Tower,
Ambassadorial Enclave,
P.O. Box CT 2868
Cantonments, Accra-Ghana
Skype: mr.destiny.derrick.kwaku1

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