419 scam: "orlando pesuah"<david1abbas@hotmail.com> Reply to me immediately

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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "orlando pesuah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mpesuah01@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:47:20 +0100
Subject: Reply to me immediately

Att,

I got your contact during my searching in internet for a reliable, trust worthy and Honest person with the fear of God to introduce this Bank to Bank transfer project with you, Only if I can trust you and you must promise me to keep this transaction utmost secret/confidential to your self alone.

My name is Mr.Orlando Pesuah, A manager of a Bank here in Ghana. I am a Ghanaian married with Three kids. I am writing to solicit your urgent assistance in the noble transfer of US$6.5MDollars into your designated bank account in your country.

This fund is the excess of what my branch office made in which I am the branch manager as profit during last year in my office, and nobody knows about this money only me and you now I am telling you about it, and my head office in Accra never know of this Excess.

I have since then,placed this amount on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money, I am compelled to request for your urgent assistance to receive this money into your designated bank account. I intend to part 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall be for me.

I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this transaction, it is 100% risk free.It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere you feel safer. All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund. If you accept this offer.

With regards,
Mr.Orlando Pesuah.

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