419 scam: WILLIAM OKOYE <william_okoyechambersgh@yahoo.co.uk> RE: PAYMENT RELEASE

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- anita.white1971@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WILLIAM OKOYE <william_okoyechambersgh@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:38:33 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: RE: PAYMENT RELEASE

From: The Desk of Mr. William Okoye Esq.

Payment Director,

Ghana Presidency Reconciliation and Payment Committee

23, Kotobabi Avenue,

Ridge Accra

Tel:+233 241 170 732

Dear Beneficiary,

Compliments of the Season! I am glad
to inform you that the office of President Evans Attah Mills have mandated me to contact you regarding your outstanding payment valued at
$16.5M USD to your bank account through our corresponding payment Center in Malaysia, Brussels, Canada and London respectively.

You are advised to quickly confirm your readiness to collect your payment by calling me on

+233
241 170 732 and reconfirm your full address, Passport copy, Mobil/Tel
numbers as well as your bank account details so we can quickly commence
processing and completion of the
transfer VIA SWIFT remittance of your overdue payment settlement through
any of the above mentioned locations as indicated above.

Sorry, that
your payment settlement was suspended in year 2006 due to some financial impropriety of former President Kufuor's government which this administration is ready to redeem under its leadership in this first quarter of this fical year 2012.

You
are advised NOT to involve any third party correspondence, as this type
of involvement has been counter productive in recent past hence this
very STRICT DIRECTIVES from His Excellency President Evans Attah Mills.

Waiting your prompt response so we could make this YEAR your best ever!

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. William Okoye Esq.

(Payment Coordinator)

Tel:+233 241 170 732

Alternate Email: anita.white1971@yahoo.com

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