419 scam: "Hon. Frederick Kwadwo Agyei:Chief Superintendent And Director of Interpol Ghana" <bhaiken@works.gov.pg> Congratulations

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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:
- "required fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Hon. Frederick Kwadwo Agyei:Chief Superintendent And Director of Interpol Ghana" <bhaiken@works.gov.pg>
Reply-To: worksforyou.ghanainn1223@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 12:50:32 +1100 (EST)
Subject: Congratulations

Congratulations to you as the case has been decided in your favor and the
cyber fraudster (Mr David Usman Shehu) will be sentenced to jail by next
week and here is a letter from the court stating that the hotel and the
remaining money has been declared as your own as from yesterday the 30th
day of August 2019 and the court has made us to understand that you have
to make a legal and effective change of ownership and after that has been
done you have all right to come and claim your hotel and your fund.

Furthermore i want to you to be aware that you need to do everything
possible to acquire the change of ownership on time because we know how
Government do their things, they don't spend time in converting
individuals properties to Government properties and once this is done it
can't be reversed. After the change of ownership certificate has been
acquired in your name, the court will authorize the GUARANTY TRUST BANK
GHANA to release the hotel savings of $25 Million United States dollars to
you with immediate effect.

According to the statement of the court, the acquisition of the change of
ownership certificate will cost you the sum of $1,175USD, as soon as the
payment is made you will be issued a receipt of payment and the
certificate will be acquired in your name and then you can come to Ghana
to claim ownership of the hotel after you have received the savings that
the hotel has. The honorable court stated that they will hand over the
documentation of the Ramada Resort Hotel to you as the rightful owner in
the court room after the change of ownership has been made in your name.

I have attached the document issued from the court to this email, kindly
open and view the attached file for proper clarification, and sign it and
send it back to me with your signature on it. Also the bank account
details through which you will send the required fee is stated for you
below.

Account Name: Okumdom Globa

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