419 scam: "GEN SANKHO" <office.francis233@att.net> PLEASE REPLY ASAP!!!!

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "meet the diplomat" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "GEN SANKHO" <office.francis233@att.net>
Reply-To: <africamonetaryu@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 08:15:54 +0100
Subject: PLEASE REPLY ASAP!!!!

AFRICAN MONETARY UNION.
P.O BOX 38829M,ACCRA GHANA
Attn.

YOUR FUNDS WITH THE COMMISSION (USD16,000,000.00)
The above subject refers:-!

As i told you on the telephone,I am General Sankho Museveni the Commandant General In-charge of kotoka International Airport Accra Ghana,Vice President AFRICA MONETARY UNION and Chairman Economy Community Of West Africa States task force on recovering of Consignment boxes and payment of Foreign Contractors.

As our aim is to reconcile all aggrieve person(s) or investors with the Government of West African States [The ECOWAS].
Our office here in Accra Ghana is working with the National Reconciliation Commission of the Republic of Ghana/Bank of Ghana to help us in this project.

On behalves of my Government and ECOWAS Community we tender our unreserved apology because of the Inconveniences you have suffered in the past over this.

Following your transaction detailed before my desk, our commission (A.M.U) has decided to focus on the matter subjected to the release of Your Funds Sixteen Million U.S dollars ($16,000,000.00) here in our Accra Ghana the western region of AFRICA

This is scheme was initiated and implemented by His excellency President of the Republic of Ghana (PROF John Attah Mills .)on arrival of The Secretary-General of the United Nations (Ban Ki-moon L )in Ghana on the 19th july.2009
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I don't know how many people whom you have been dealing with in the past but i must advice to you to stop all further communication with any body and keep this top secret until you receives your money and gold because you will be making our jobs more difficult by communicating with other people for security of this fund /transaction and our own security ok....
Because criminals and Police are every where now watching because of terrorism these days...

Am contacting you as regards your consignments boxes here in the kotoka International Airport Accra Ghana .
I think from your file i have here,some people attempted to ship the consignment boxes to you without proper documents .

I use my influence from the presidency and carry the consignment to government warehouse for safe keeping & after I scanned it I found out that what is inside the consignments is clean spendable money and Gold & it belongs to you because Your name and telephone number was written on the Box hence I decided to contacts you .

Now I am in position of the consignment and I am ready to help you and make sure the consignment is delivered to your door-step in your house.I scan the consignment and find out that the consignment contain $16 million USD clean and spendable and 50 KILO OF 22 CARAT PURE Gold..

I will use my office influence to make sure that a A highly Respected UN diplomat attached to the airport to deliver the consignment to you face to face or any where you will like him to bring it to you ok and you will give me 20% of the money after you receive it .

and i can also help you to recover all other consignment you have in other parts of Africa because already i have also recover one consignment box belonging to you from Liberia ok and it contains 8million usd.

If this is ok with you reply immediately and send me your house address or any where you will like to meet the diplomat face to face and collects it .

contact me immediately so that i will direct you on next things to do.

We apologize for the inconvenience the whole transaction has cost you in the past months or years.

Please call me on my direct number Tel;+23324 6367482

I wait your for urgent response.
Thanks,
Yours Faithfully,
Gen Sankho Museveni,
Vice President [A.M.U]

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Please am also a consultant to chemical Company that works the World Bank and clean paper money/currencies and i attached our price list there in case you or friends have some works to do ok.

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