419 scam: "BANK OF GHANA"<henry.wampah@bog.org> DEAR BENEFICIARY, WHY THE CHANGE OF ACCOUNT!!!

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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:
- ",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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "executive governor" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "BANK OF GHANA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <henry.wampah@e-mail.ua>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 07:42:46 -0700
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY, WHY THE CHANGE OF ACCOUNT!!!

Attention Dear Beneficiary,

My Name Is DR. HENRY KOFI WAMPAH, The Executive Governor bank of Ghana. Please confirm this information as urgent as possible. Did you Send MR. LUCKOW DUANNE ALAN from USA to come and claim your contract funds Valued at US$10,000,000.00? (TEN MILLION) your funds which was been Long approved in your name by the Government of Ghana and United Nations, and was deposit here in bank of Ghana.

Below are the Banking account details of MR. LUCKOW DUANNE ALAN from USA where he want us to transfer your funds into.

Account Name: Luckow Duanne Alan

Account No: 114-102-5567-8

Bank Name: Standard Chattered Bank, NY

Bank Address: 72 Spring Street, 11th Floor New York, NY 10012

Swift Code: SCBL 11K111.

He is also trying to pay the charges and get your funds claim. Honestly is very huge surprise to the entire management of bank. That the reason you want to give out your funds is because of the little fee. Please your urgent confirmation is highly needed now before your fund will be released to a wrong person within the next 48 hours,

Please quote this payment codes (ROG/BOG3124-FILE111-CBG) in all conversation or else you will not be recognized as a beneficiary/contractor with this Government and note any further message without my Identification or Passport Photograph should be disregarded to avoid any fraudulent hijack of information.

Regards,

Dr. Henry Kofi Wampah

Executive Governor, Bank of Ghana

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