419 scam: "DR. DAGOGO KOFFI"<atmdeptbankofghana0912@zing.vn> urgent response needed

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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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
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.
- dagogokoffi0912@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. DAGOGO KOFFI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dagogokoffi0912@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:48:44 +0700
Subject: urgent response needed

INTERNAL REVENUE/FUNDS DEPARTMENT ACCRA, GHANA COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT

(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)

GHANA FILE CODE #: ATM/LAG/GH

IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND VIA ATM SWIFT CARD.

Congratulations as we bring to your notice, Officially of the Senate House

Federal Ghana has chosen you by the board of committee on Appropriation And Finance as one of the first recipients of this year Contract/Inheritance file payment to celebrate this year 2011. An ATM CARD (ATM PIN-0081) has been issued out of ($3,000.000 Three Million) On The ATM Card, below information needed for claims for further information's .

Full Name

Residential Address (No P.O.Box)

Country

Telephone

Sex(M/F)

Age

Occupation

DR. Dagogo koffi

ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT

(BANK OF GHANA)

Reply to dagogokoffi0912@gmail.com

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