419 scam: Mr.Paul Annen <office@ldenergy.com.cn> FW:Your Fund Is Ready For Transfer

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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:
- "paulannen@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Paul Annen <office@ldenergy.com.cn>
Reply-To: <paul_annen@ymail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:35:02 +0800
Subject: FW:Your Fund Is Ready For Transfer

Good Day,

I am Mr.Paul Annen,a former staff of BANK OF GHANA.I resigned from the Bank two

years ago and i was able to register my own personal Company in London here.last

Week,I was in the Bank and was able to go through your file with the help of my

former colleague who is still working with the Bank.I inquired from him the best way

to get your fund USD$3.5M USA DOLLARS across to you without you paying any

charges/fees again.

He told me that the best way is through Bank in Malaysia.through our affiliate

bank in Malaysia, This way the payment for the taxes will be avoided. All you need

to do is reconfirm your details so we can

forward same to our corresponding bank in Malaysia, For the transfer to be made into

your bank account.

What we will need from you is 10% as soon as you receive YOUR FUND of usd$3.5m in

your account.No body else in the Bank

knew this,except my self and my friend,an Account officer who is still serving and

only two of us want to execute this transaction with you.

If you are interested to do this with us,kindly reply immediately and tell us how

and when you want it.Let us know.

Thanks and God bless you,while we wait for your urgent,but important mail .You can

reply to (paulannen@ymail.com).

Yours truly,

Mr.Paul Annen

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