419 scam: Hon David Lamptey <david.bello37@yahoo.com> Re:INVESTING IN YOUR COUNTRY.

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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!

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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.
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:
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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.
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.
- hondavid.lamptey@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Hon David Lamptey <david.bello37@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: hondavid.lamptey@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 16:02:31 +0000
Subject: Re:INVESTING IN YOUR COUNTRY.

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Attention please.

I am pleased to send my compliments to you as I have written to you once
but you did not respond and I assumed you went on holiday. I know that this
letter will definitely come to you as surprise but please do accept it as a
request from a man in need of assistance.

I Actually came about your contact through the Ghananian Chamber of
Commerce as I was searching for a reliable, trustworthy and confidential
individual who can be of assistance to me. I hope my medium of contact to
you, which has been greatly abused, will not in any way contravene your
ethics of better judgement.

My name is Hon David Lamptey am interested in operating a very viable
business as a means of investment abroad. I do not know too well on how
this is done in your country, so I will need you to help me in this regard.
My preference is any viable business ideas of high profit yields in your
country that you can recommend. I will also need you to help me to look for
properties like homes and lands for sale as I am proposing to invest the
sum of Forty- Million United States Dollars ($40,000,000 USD) in to real
estate project. I do not know if you can and will be of help to me.

For a brief on my personality; I was the former special adviser to the late
president of Ghana, Professor John Evans Atta who died on 24 july 2012 in
accra city,and I have been in this position for the past eight years
before leaving office after the election. Now I am looking for an investor
who can help me to invest my money. The Economy here is bad and above all
thus making it difficult for me or foreigners to invest here. I am married
with Kids; my need for this business proposition and to acquire these
properties is very urgent. Please I expect your good and prompt reply so
that we can proceed swiftly.

I will need your phone numbers for easier communication with you if I am
unable to access my email,
Email:hondavid.lamptey@yahoo.com.ph

Kind Regards,

Hon.David Lamptey.

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