419 scam: "Mr.Kweku Bedu Addo"<m.beduaddo@yahoo.com.hk> STANDARD CHARTERED BANK OF GHANA LTD

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Kweku Bedu Addo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.kwekubedu_addo@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:44:53 -0500
Subject: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK OF GHANA LTD

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited
Third Floor
PO Box 768, Accra High Street Building
Accra.

I'm Mr.Kweku Bedu Addo,the Chief Executive Officer Of STANDARD CHARTERED BANK OF GHANA LTD, wish to urgently confirm from you if actually you know one Mr. Peter Woo who claims to be your business associate/partner.

The said Mr. Peter Woo is claiming to this office that you are dead and have Instructed that all relevant documentation/Information regarding your Payment/Transfer,be changed to him as the beneficiary of the payment short-listed among the foreign beneficiaries entitled to receive their payment owed to his company.

For your Information, this Government has approved the total amount of FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY, in your favor, prior to the federal Government instructions/mandate to offset all outstanding payments to the various legal foreign beneficiaries around the world and your payment file was affected. We need to confirm from you if it's really true that you are dead as made mention by your Associate.

You should note that, if we do not hear from you,We automatically assume that you are actually dead and the information passed to us by Mr. Peter Woo is correct.

Hence, you are hereby requested to reply this Email immediately for confirmation, before we proceed with this payment and for us to know the true position of things with you so that we won't make any mistakes/errors in remitting your out-standing payment to a wrong person/account.

Your quick response will help us alot.

Your Sincerely,
Mr.Kweku Bedu Addo
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK OF GHANA LTD

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