419 scam: "Mr.Edwin Mensah" <edwinmensah5@hotmail.com> send me your reply of interest

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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:
- ",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)
- "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- edwinmensah4@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Edwin Mensah" <edwinmensah5@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: edwinmensah4@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 21:13:29 +0600
Subject: send me your reply of interest

BENEFICIARY CONTRACT #: MAV/ACPC/R-GH/GH/2014,
Swift Code: SCB/GH/IRD,
A/C #929/605/10456
AMOUNT# (USD$15M)
Our Ref: SCB/IRD/CBX/021/10
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana, Ltd.

From the office of Mr. Edwin Mensah
Executive Director, Standard Chartered Bank,
Ghana, Ltd.

Re: (USD$15,000,000.00) AWAITING TO TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT AS SOON AS
YOU HAVE ACCEPTED TO ASSIST

I am Mr. Edwin Mensah, the Executive Director of, (S.C.B) Ghana, Ltd.
Since my assumption of office, I have been able to offset most Overdue
Contract sums (USD 15 MILLION) owed by the Government of Ghana to Foreign
contractors in 2014.

In the process of these payments I discovered through investigation That
my predecessor moved out the above-mentioned sum outside but was unable
to conclude the transaction before he was removed out of office unaware
and the bank codes changed. Funds originated from the balance of
over-invoiced
sum and Inflated government contracts of which the principal sum had
been paid to foreign contractors that executed their contract in 2014.

This fund is now floating in a suspense account of our bank and will be
moved by Certified Bank Draft within 48hours in another way bank to bank
transfer of perfection of your account coordinates.
I have concluded all necessary Arrangements for the Funds to an
account,Contacting you on this issue became imperative to owing to the
fact that the transfer cannot be affected without a second party account
and receiving Bank Code and SWIFT numbers above.
Therefore, what is required from you is trust and honesty. No further
documentation, Just to change the ownership to your name as the new
Beneficiary and get all the transfer documents in your name No travel is
required.

Transfer will be done as soon as you are capable/TRUSTED to RECEIVE the
Fund also it is risk free and i will share the Funds with you
(USD$15,000,000.00) 70/30, you will be taking 30% of the total
sum(USD$15,000,000.00) and 70% will be for me.

I will forward an account where my share will be further transferred
into, when the money reaches your bank account. At the moment I can only
give information that are reasonably able to assist the transaction
without jeopardizing my person work or this transaction.

Please send detail information as below...,
1 Your Full Names
2,Your telephone Number.
3,Profession
4,Age
5,Sex
6,Marital Status
7,House Address.
8,Scan copy of your passport.

You can email now to indicate you wiliness
Thanking you in advance for a mutual and fruitful Business association.

PLEASE REPLY TO PRIVATE E-MAIL edwinmensah4@hotmail.com

Best-Regards,
Mr. Edwin Mensah

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