419 scam: "Mr. Kobi Owusu" <kobiowusu62@gmail.com> RE: TRANSFER OF US$1.2M ONLY INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

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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:
- "transfer into your account" (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: "Mr. Kobi Owusu" <kobiowusu62@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kobiowusu@live.com
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:35:18 -0700
Subject: RE: TRANSFER OF US$1.2M ONLY INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

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MR. KOBI OWUSU
CHAIRMAN PAYMENT SYSTEM HARMONIZATION COMMITTEE
(GHANA MONITORING UNIT)
ACCRA-GHANA
Our Ref: PSHC/NMU/BJN/ZZk12

Attn: Sir,

*RE: TRANSFER OF US$1.2M ONLY INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.*
I am the Chairman Payment System Harmonization Committee,Accra-Ghana.
Sometime ago, your payment was deposited in a local bank by the Bank of
Ghana and after some period, they recalled the fund back to their treasury.

For the period of time this fund stayed in the local bank, it generated an
interest of US$1.2M only which we consider must be paid to you since you
are one of the beneficiaries that have not received their payment. As a
matter of fact we the management of this Committee have resolved and
decided to pay the interest of the fund via Swift Transfer into your
account or by ATM payment system.

What we need from you now is any form of identification like your
international passport or your driving license, then your telephone and fax
number for easy communication. Your bank account details where we should
transfer the funds.

In view of this you are hereby instructed to contact this office
immediately you receive this message and reconfirm the above stated
details. We are poised to serve you better and on a last note, we want you
to keep this correspondence secret because all the officials that are
involved in your principal amount doesn't know about the existence of this
fund.

We are waiting to hear from you.

Best regards,

Mr. Kobi Owusu
Chairman, Payment System Harmonization Committee.
Accra-Ghana

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