419 scam: "Nana Adjei" <zato1001@gmail.com> Ghana Customs Services(Urgent Attention Needed)

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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.
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)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- zato1001@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Nana Adjei" <zato1001@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 14:40:56
Subject: Ghana Customs Services(Urgent Attention Needed)

My name is Nana Adjei of the Ghana Customs Excise and
Preventive Service. I am writing to seek your indulgence and
alliance toward some consignments delivery that will be
beneficial to both of us or any other person that is concerned.

You may be aware of proliferation of consignments in our
International airport, and across the borders for the past few
years. My men have since the past years intercepted some
huge quantities currently in the Government warehouse.

Some rightful owners have since applied for claim and their
consignments were delivered to their choice of destinations
by this office. Some of the consignments are yet to be claim
since we do not have the rightful owners contact address or
phone numbers.
The Government has mandated my office to make sure all
consignments are delivered to their owners within the
shortest possible time or risk forfeiture. You should be aware
that when such consignments are being seized by the
Government, the funds which are the contents of the
consignments are diverted to arms purchase which is normally
the root causes of war in Africa.
I am therefore using this opportunity to solicit for your
partnership to move the remaining consignments which are
unclaimed to a destination where you have to receive them
and later I join you for final disbursement.

The sharing ratio will be 50/50 of the consignments contents
worth the sum of Twenty Eight Million United States Dollars
(US$28,000,000.00) only in cash.

Please I want you to keep this proposal very confidential to
yourself because of my status in the Government as the head
of the Task Force in charge of this project.

You are advised to reply to this email as soon as possible if
you are interested or not. Zato1001@gmail.com
<mailto:Zato1001@gmail.com> . However, if you are not
interested, please also keep it very confidential and disregards
it due to my status here with the Ghana customs.
All arrangement as regards the delivery will be put in place as
soon as I receive your nod.
I wait to hear from you as soon as possible.

Yours truly,
Nana Adjei
Ghana Customs Excise and Preventive Service
P.O.Box GP 68
Accra

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