419 scam: Appiah David <david_appiah202@yahoo.com.hk> I need to hear from you

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Appiah David <david_appiah202@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: davidappiah02@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:24:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I need to hear from you

Dear Friend,

I got your contact through a personal search and I have this strong personal conviction that you can handle this transaction perfectly on my behalf; also I believed that you will assist me to invest my own share in a lucrative business in your country. I am Mr.David Appiah, a staff of a bank here in Ghana.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us. As a branch manager with the bank, it's my duty to send financial reports to my head office in the capital city of Accra-Ghana. On the course of the 2009 end of the year's report, my branch in which I am the manager made six million Seven hundred and fifty thousand united state dollars (6,750,000.00) of which my head Office is not aware of and will never be aware of have since then placed this fund in a NON-RESIDENT ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As a staff with the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am compelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account intend to part with 30% of this fund to you as gratification while 70% shall be for me but I need your own opinion on this. If you accept my offer, contact me immediately for more details.

NOTE: There are practically no risk involve in this transaction. It will be a bank-to-bank transfer. All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund and provide an account where this money will be transferred into.

I will appreciate your immediate reply for more details and the next step to follow for the success of this transaction.

With Regards,

Mr.David Appiah

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