419 scam: "FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY GHANA"<fin.ser.auth@gh.org> FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY GHANA

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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:
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "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.
- financial.service7@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY GHANA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <financial.service7@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:19:45 -0800
Subject: FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY GHANA

FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY GHANA, 25 NORTH LEGON ACCRA, GHANA.E14 5HS.
E-Mail: financial.service7@hotmail.com

OFFICIAL MEMO ATTN: TO.HONORABLE BENEFICIARY,

ATTENTION ,

This message is officially classified and prepared in preview to you the final stage of your Contract/Inheritance/Scam-victim Compensation Approved payment, sequel to this issue I” have secured FUND RELEASE ORDER COVERAGE APPROVAL from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which certified to every International Financial institute that your fund has been cleared for Anti-terrorist and Money Laundry Act.

Based on the level that your name has been short listed on the Category “A” payment release schedule of the Febuary 1st quota payment in this 2012, in accordance to this subject matter the Ghana Ministry of Finance has approved a reliable bank to handle the onward remittance of your approved payment which is the ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND (R.B.S) and right now your bank details has been forwarded to the ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND to complete the transfer of your fund and they have honored our official instructions but the paying bank are just requesting an AFFIDAVIT OF FUND OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE from the Ghana High Court to enable them transfer your approved funds direct into your stipulated bank account without further delay.

Finally to avoid delay I personally confirmed from the Ghana High Court and confirmed from the High Court Registry how to secure the AFFIDAVIT OF FUND OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE from the Court and I was informed that it will only cost you the sum of $186 only to secure it with the Chief Justice endorsement, remember its very important to secure the AFFIDAVIT because the bank said without it they can not transfer such huge amount into any beneficiaries account, that this is there new year resolution to avoid paying the wrong person. Note that immediately the AFFIDAVIT OF FUND OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE is secured it will be forwarded to you together with the Royal Bank contact information so that you can equally contact them for the onward remittance directly into your stipulated bank account.

NAME: DUHO EUGENE.
CITY: ACCRA
COUNTRY: GHANA
QUESTION: IN GOD
ANSWER: WE TRUST
AMOUNT: $186
MTCN:................

Immediately you provide the above details, I shall use it to secure the approval document from the United Nation to enable the onward release of your funds without further delay again.

Yours Faithfully,

LORD D TURNER,
DIRECTOR OF FUND MOVEMENT REGULATING DEPARTMENT,

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