419 scam: "MR. DENNIS TETTEH" <alexanderhoward2uk@att.net> THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED

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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.
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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "dormant 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 next of kin scam.
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.
- mr.dennistetteh@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. DENNIS TETTEH" <alexanderhoward2uk@att.net>
Reply-To: <mr.dennistetteh@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:46:05 +0100
Subject: THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED

FROM THE DESK OF MR. DENNIS TETTEH
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER,
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK GHANA LTD.

Greetings to you and to your family.I am Mr. Dennis Tetteh, the manager of auditing and accounting
department of Intercontintal Bank Ghana. Do not be surprise of this mail since we have not meet or had a
previous correspondence. please bear with me,I will really like to have a good cooperation with you, and I
have a special reason why I decided to write you because of the urgency of this transaction. It gives me
more joy because I do believe that we both have to be open-mind and sincere as to know each other very
well.

I have only written to seek your indulgence and trustful.On a routine inspection I discovered a dormant
account with a Balance of ($20,000,000.00).Twenty Million Dollars, On Further investigation, I also
discovered that the account holder is Late Mr.John Shumejda, an American Citizen, the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO). Agco, the Global Agricultural Equipment Manufacturer, he died in Plane crash at Birmingham
Airport on 4th Jan, 2002. visit the website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1742404.stm

He died leaving no beneficiary to the account, and the bank will approve this money to any foreigner who
have information about this account which I will provide to you. because the former operator of this
account is a foreigner from Florida in American and I am certainly sure that he is dead and nobody will come
to claim this money again.

Therefore I need your full cooperation in this transaction, I will provide all the necessary information needed
to back you up in this transaction, I want to assured you The banking law and guideline here stipulates that
if such money remained unclaimed after eleven years the money will be transferred into the bank treasury as
unclaimed dormant fund. He died leaving no beneficiary to the account, and the bank will approve this
money to any foreigner who have information about this account which I will provide to you.

Thus, for your indulgence and support. I propose an offer of 40% of the total amount to be yours after the
transfer has been successfully concluded. Kindly reply to my private E-mail via: (mr.dennistetteh@yahoo.com),
stating your interest Kindly provide bellow information while I furnish you with more details and necessary
procedure with which to make the transfer done. And after I and my family will visit your country for an
investment.

FULL NAME:
NATIONALITY:
HOUSE ADRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
ACCOUNT DETAILS:
OCCUPATION:

I wait for your urgent response.

Thanks and God bless.

Sincerely yours,
Dennis Tetteh
00233 5453 74223

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