419 scam: "Minister, Hon. Dr. Kwabena Duffuor" <duffuor@gonowmail.com> From: Minister of Finance and Economic Planning

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Minister, Hon. Dr. Kwabena Duffuor" <duffuor@gonowmail.com>
Reply-To: minister@duffuor.blogowisko.eu
Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:58:18 -0700
Subject: From: Minister of Finance and Economic Planning

Greetings,

I am Hon Dr. Kwabena Duffuor the Minister of Finance and Economic
Planning Republic of Ghana.I am contacting you for a mutual business
proposal, according to a bilateral agreement we signed with the U.S
President Mr. Barack H. Obama on Saturday July 11th, 2009.
File #NG-234/XXX9.VOL.1.2009.Sequence # NG-234-49>>>59.0009>>>449>\GH.

However, the above information was forwarded to me to approve the sum
of $1.6Billion to a Foreign Contractor, being final payment of his long
overdue contract payment by Mr. President Prof. John Evans Atta Mills.
This is in faithfulness to the resolution we signed, which I Over-
invoiced to the tune of $150,380,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Million
Three Hundred and Eighty United States Dollars). Now I need a trusted
Foreigner to assist me to move this money for our personal use, and I
have approved the payment to be paid from the Bank in Ghana to any
oversea account you present to them.

Thus, in compliance with the order from Mr. President Prof. John Evans
Atta Mills, the payment is partially approved and ready for wire transfer
after final verification of your banking details,related documents and
identification. You will have share of 30% of the total money, urgently
forward your full banking details and identification.

Please treat as strictly confidential and 100% risk free.I will provide
my Direct Official Email to you for all future correspondence for
security reasons.You can reach me on my private Phone Number
+233-24-417-4180.

It is important that we do this urgently before our Presidential Election
which may affect my position as the Minister due to change of Government.

Personal Regard,

Minister, Hon. Dr. Kwabena Duffuor
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
28th February Road, P.O.Box M40,
Accra Ghana.
Tel: +233-24-417-4180
Email: pard@mofep.gov.gh
minister@duffuor.blogowisko.eu
www.mofep.gov.gh

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