419 scam: David Kwesi <kwesidavid46@yahoo.com.ph> CONSIDER MY PROPOSAL,

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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)
- "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: David Kwesi <kwesidavid46@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: David Kwesi <kwesidavid46@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 03:20:20 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: CONSIDER MY PROPOSAL,

Dear Friend,

I am Kwesi David . Regional Manager of International Commercial Bank of Ghana. I write you this proposal in good faith.
I have a financial/transaction packaged in place pending for transfer, as the regional manager of the International Commercial Bank Ghana; it
is my duty to give a financial report of entire branches of the region to my head office in the capital city Accra at the end of each
business year.

This amount of money was over-inflation of contracts and services carried out by foreign firms with the Ghana Ministry of Energy.
The original Contractors have been paid and as a nominated Chairman Contract Award Committee and Regional manager of my bank, I have since
then, placed this amount on a escrow call Account without a beneficiary.
Upon your response, I will place your name on our database as holder of the Escrow call Account. I will then guide you on how to apply to
my head office for the Account Closure/ bank-to-bank remittance of the funds to your designated bank account.

Note: As a manager of this bank I cannot be directly connected to this fund considering my position in this bank, so my aim of contacting you
is to assist me receive this fund in your bank account as sole beneficiary of the said fund. There are practically no risks involved, it will be a bank-to-bank
transfer, and all I need from you is to stand and claim as the original depositor of these funds as i said who made the deposit with
my branch so that my head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account.

If you accept to work with me do let me know by stating your
conditions/terms for negotiation.

Waiting to hear from you.

Regards.

Mr.Kwesi David

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