419 scam: "Dr. Sydney Laryea" <audit.bog@groupmail.com> Fund Transfer of US$16,800.000 USD

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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)
- "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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "official.audit@groupmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "official.audit@groupmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Sydney Laryea" <audit.bog@groupmail.com>
Reply-To: official.audit@groupmail.com
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 23:22:26 +0300
Subject: Fund Transfer of US$16,800.000 USD

Dear Sir/Madam,

My respect to you with your family. I will like to introduce myself before
explaining my proposal to you. I am Dr. Sydney Laryea Chairman Audit of
Bank of Ghana. I am contacting you because of my experience in the bank
and about a dormant account of US$16,800,000.00 (Sixteen Million Eight
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

The fund was deposited in Bank of Ghana on the 19th April 2009 by late Mr
Ge Chenghui a citizen of China and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of
National Autonomous Government of China who was also a Gold Merchandise
Importer from Ghana, but unfortunately died in 2011. I have since then
placed this amount on a suspense account without a beneficiary.

I got your contact from the Chamber of Commerce of Ghana during my search
for a foreigner to assist me in moving the funds and I decided to contact
you directly to solicit your assistance in making a deal about the
transfer of the funds from our bank to your account within the next 5
Working days and stand as the beneficiary of this fund, since the Bank can
not trace any of his relatives.

Upon completion of the transfer of the funds to your account, we shall
share this way, 30% of the money to you for your assistance and 70% for
me. I will send details of the fund upon receipt of your positive reply.

I do need to stress that there is practically no risk involved in this
transaction, since every necessary documents to back up the claim will be
provided. It’s going to be a bank-to-bank transfer. If you are interested,
please reply through my private email official.audit@groupmail.com for
more details. Include your FULL NAMES AND PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS. I have all the documents regarding this deposited funds in my
possession.

Please treat as confidential.

Regards,

Dr. Sydney Laryea
Chairman Audit
Bank of Ghana
One Thorpe Road
P. O. Box GP 2674
Accra, Ghana
Email: official.audit@groupmail.com
www.bog.gov.gh

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