419 scam: "Doo"<choonaadoo@consultant.com> ACCRUED INTEREST

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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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Doo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <choonaadoo@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:49:13 -0000
Subject: ACCRUED INTEREST

Dear friend,

I am Mr. Choo Naa Doo a financial consultant with the Ghanaian Ministry of health, in 2006 I was hired by the Ghanaian Government to solicit on their behalf for the International monetary fund which after a big struggle managed to secure the approval and the fund was released and paid into the ministry of health account with the Barclay's Bank Ghana.

I arranged with the bank to place the fund in a gold premium account because of the huge interest that it will attract, a total sum of USD $15, 800,000.00 was accrued as interest before the government made their last withdrawal and the interest was placed in a suspense account until last month with the manager’s arrangement it was moved to a financial firm.

It is at this juncture that I would need your help by requesting that the firm release the fund to your care. If you accept to assist me I will need your information; Name, Address and Tel No to fill in the deposit form as the beneficiary and the fund will be released to you. You will pay in 60% into an account for me and my contacts in the ministry and 40% for your help.

The fund has no link with the government and the financial firm can not trace it back to the government so it is risk free for both of us. Please if you can help do not hesitate to reply immediately, with all assurance do not nurse any fear for there is nothing illegal involve.

Regards,
Choo Naa Doo

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