419 scam: "Miss Calista Akuffo"<ca22@cbn.org> Urgent Message !!!

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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.
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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348056670722 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mcakuffo@yahoo.ie (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Calista Akuffo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mcakuffo@yahoo.ie>
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 05:14:19 -0800
Subject: Urgent Message !!!

Attn: Beneficiary,

My Name is Calista Akuffo, 25 years old, a citizen of Ghana. I am a computer analyst

currently working with Central Bank of Nigeria. I just started working with Central Bank of

Nigeria. (C.B.N.) My Dear, I came across your payment file which was Marked X and your Fund

Release Hard Disk Painted Red, I took my time to study your payment file and found out that

you have really attempted to receive the funds without success till now.

The most annoying thing is that the directors and top officials of this nation could not

tell you the truth that on no account will they ever release the fund to you; instead they

will let you spend money unnecessarily. I swear with my life, I can release this funds to

you if you can certify me of my security and how I can run away from this country to meet

with you. This is like a Mafia Setting here, if I do this for you, I do not intend to work

here all the days of my life and I cannot run back to Ghana as this Bank have my home

address in Ghana, and if I don't run away after I making the transfer to your bank account,

I may be in trouble or my life will be in danger.

The only thing I will need to release this fund is a Special Hard Disk, we call it HD120

GIG. I will buy two of it, recopy your information, destroy the previous one, and punch the

computer to make the fund reflect in your bank account within 24 banking hours. I will

clean up the tracer and destroy your file, after which I will run away from here to meet

with you in your country if you are interested. But you must assure me the absolute

confidentiality of this deal before I can do anything further.

Your Full Names:.........................

Your Current Home Address:...............

Your Current Telephone Numbers:..........

Bank Full Name and Address:..............

Swift/Routing No:........................

A/C No:..................................

For phone conversation Call me on this line +2348056670722

Reply to my private email: mcakuffo@yahoo.ie

Regards,

Miss Calista Akuffo

Computer Analyst Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

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