419 scam: "DR.SAMUEL NII ASHONG." <mustaphamrumar@gmail.com> ATTENTION! URGENT RESPONSE 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- infosaniiashong@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- nii ashong.( b.o.g )director bank of ghana.email:infosaniiashong@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.SAMUEL NII ASHONG." <mustaphamrumar@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infosaniiashong@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2023 04:04:17 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION! URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED.

THE PRESIDENCY, THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF), AND THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENTS (SCFP), TO PAY YOU YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE
FUND FROM OUR BANK (BANK OF GHANA) THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR FUND
WHICH IS THE TOTAL SUM OF THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
(US$3.5MILLION DOLLARS), AS YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND HAVE BEEN
PROGRAMMED FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT TO YOU. AND YOUR INHERITANCE FUND PAYMENT
HAS BEEN FINALIZED TO BE RELEASED TO YOU AS THE LEGITIMATE BENEFICIARY OF
THE FUND. MEANWHILE, WE WANT YOU TO CLARIFY IF YOU INDEED APPROVE A MAN BY
NAME WOLFGANG PETERS FEW DAYS AGO TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS ON YOUR BEHALF, WHO
NOW CLAIM THAT HE IS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE SENT BY YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR
FUND.NOTE THAT HE ACTUALLY TENDERED SOME VITAL DOCUMENTS, WHICH PROVED THAT
YOU ACTUALLY SENT HIM FOR THE COLLECTION OF THESE FUNDS. BELOW IS THE LIST
OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH HE TENDERED TO THE BANK: 1. LETTER OF
ADMINISTRATION.2. HIGH COURT INJUNCTION.3. ORDER TO RELEASE. DUE TO THE
NATURE OF MY JOB, I CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE ANY MISTAKE IN RELEASING THESE
FUNDS TO ANYONE EXCEPT YOU WHO IS THE RECOGNIZED TRUE BENEFICIARY TO THESE
FUNDS. NOTE THAT I ASKED HIM TO COME BACK NEXT WEEK SO I CAN VERIFY THIS
FACT FROM YOU FIRST. KINDLY CLARIFY US ON THIS ISSUE BEFORE WE MAKE THIS
PAYMENT TO HIM ON YOUR BEHALF. HOWEVER, NOTE THAT WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR
FROM YOU SHORTLY SO WE SHALL BE ABLE TO RECONFIRM AND EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT
TO YOU IN ANY FORM OF YOUR CHOICE. FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY, THIS
REPUTABLE BANK HAS BEEN APPROVED TO RELEASE PAYMENT TO ALL FOREIGN
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS BENEFICIARIES. THEREFORE, WE WAIT TO HEAR FROM
YOU SOON. WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.BEST
REGARDS,DR.SAMUEL NII ASHONG.( B.O.G )DIRECTOR BANK OF
GHANA.EMAIL:infosaniiashong@gmail.com
<https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/h/gqxv93iic8vm/?&cs=wh&vtoAIL%3Ainfosaniiashong@gmail.com>*

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