419 scam: "FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE"<federalministryofinancefmforg@bluewin.ch> YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS NEEDED.

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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.
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.
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.
- mr.desmond.campbell.88@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <federalministryoffinancefmforg@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:42:53 +0200
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS NEEDED.

Federal Ministry of Finance Accra Ghana

Glass House, Former National Assembly Complex,

P.O BOX M40 Accra - Ghana.

Greeting dear,

We just received a call from the Director of United Parcel Service (UPS) Ghana LTD Courier Delivering Company Accra Ghana, that your (ATM MASTER CARD) which was sent to you, was returned due to wrong address; this (ATM MASTER CARD), contained your US$3.5 Million (THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED DOLLARS ONLY) As your foreign inheritance payment.

Therefore call the Director of United Parcel Service (UPS) Ghana LTD Courier Delivering Company Accra Ghana (MR. DESMOND CAMPBELL. ) on his cell phone: (+233-545-571-211) Or email address: (mr.desmond.campbell.88@gmail.com) and give him your correct address and Phone number for the re-delivering of your (ATM MASTER CARD). Use this code (XA-8550) as the subject of your mail to him, for identification and also to avoid wrong sending of your (ATM MASTER CARD) again.

Regard,

Mrs. Agnes Koffi.

Federal Ministry of Finance Accra Ghana.

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