419 scam: PAUL AGYIRI <paulag08@live.com> URGENT PROPOSAL

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- mr.paulag@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PAUL AGYIRI <paulag08@live.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 04:42:56 +0000
Subject: URGENT PROPOSAL

FROM:MR.PAUL AGYIRI
AUDITING/FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK GHANA LTD
(AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK)ANNEX ACCRA GHANA.
Private Email: mr.paulag@yahoo.com

Good day,

My name is Mr.Paul Agyiri,I am a staff working with the Agricultural Development Bank Of Ghana Limited (ADB) I want you to help me in receiving the sum of Ten Million Eight Hundred thousand Dollars ($10,800,000) into your Bank Account.This fund was deposited in this bank by a foreign customer who died accidentally alongside with his entire family members many years ago. I am the only staff here who knows the actual secret of this fund because i am the account officer.

Nobody had asked for this fund till now. If you are interested, you have to provide a bank account where the fund will be remitted because i have decided to collaborate with a foreign partner to claim this money from the Bank. Please you can contact me immediately to start the transfer process.

Further details about the fund and this transaction will be given to you once i receives your response.Please we have to hurry-up our actions because the bank authority here has plans to redeposit this fund into the treasury of the Central Government as unclaimed fund if nobody applies for it before the next bank audit which will begin here soon.

Our sharing ratio will be 60% for me while 40% for you.I await your urgent reply.Kindly do contact me via my private email ID (mr.paulag@yahoo.com) My best regards to your family.
Thanks,
Mr.Paul Agyiri.
Agricultural Bank Of Ghana
(ADB) ACCRA GHANA.

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