419 scam: "Mrs. Doruba Kuffour"<doruba0098@gmail.com> TREAT AS URGENT AND GET BACK TO ME

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- dorubakufouria50@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Doruba Kuffour" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dorubakufouria51@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 18:34:14 +0200
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT AND GET BACK TO ME

Good Day,

I guess this is unmerited favor for you and I only, if you can keep the confidentiality of the deal personal until the successful end of the deal. My names are Mrs. Doruba Weteram Kurfor the newly elected Financial Controller General of Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS). Accra Ghana Regional Office.

I am contacting you only, for a risk-free financial business deal that we can execute twice for the next two years of my tenor in this honorable office as the Financial Controller General of ECOWAS before i bow out come 2016. Having introduced myself briefly, please permit me to go directly to the point. As the Financial Controller General,
I have been instructed and empowered by the 16 (ECOWAS) Countries to disburse the total sum of 250,000,000.00
(Two Hundred and Fifty Million Euros) to All African Charity Organizations and Child Care Centers ( CCC ) pursuant to the directives of the Bord of Governors.
The above said fund was realized from Anti Drug/Money Laundering Activities carried out on the African Government Officials and some Highly Placed Individuals all over the 16 (ECOWAS) Regions in the last four years. I have been directed to disburse the funds and other logistics involved.

THE DISBURSEMENT AGENDA ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1) US$100,000,000.00 (One Hundred Million United States Dollars Only.) has been disbursed already to all Charity Organizations in West Africa States, and as i write to you now, the Chairman West African Humanitarian Union has confirmed to my office that they have received it and have commenced immediate disbursement to the appropriate listed Charity Homes Beneficiaries.

2) US$75,000,000.00 (Seventy Five Million United States Dollars Only) to be disbursed to all our Embassies in Arab World via (Dubai) to be claimed by cssh or normal Bank to Bank electronic wire transfer.

3) 75, 000.000.00 (Seventy Five Million United States Dollars Only) to Asian part of the world.

As it may interest you to know, these funds are under my control and I am the only one that has the final say on who to be paid as the legitimate person or group of persons. My reason of contacting you is to have a deal with you for the next 2 Years I will be in charge as the Financial Controller General West Africa Region,
All I need from you is to register a Child Care Center in any West African Region, Arab World or/Asian Countriess as Chairman of such organizations to receive the funds on behalf of the registered organizations and you will be receiving funds from my end for 2 years of my tenor. This should be strictly between you and I.

If you are willing to work this out with me, please indicate your interest by replying via this email address (dorubakufouria50@gmail.com ) as soon as you possible.
Once I read from you, I will advice you on the next step forward, and how the funds will be paid to you and how we are going to make our own money out of it. My contact telephone numbers will be given to you in my next mail as you respond.

Mrs. Doruba Kuffour .

Financial Controller General

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