419 scam: "Dr Henry Kofi Wampah" <hkwampah@alumnidirector.com> RE: ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER OVERSEAS THE SUM OF US$150,380,000.00

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- hk.wampah@alumnidirector.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Henry Kofi Wampah" <hkwampah@alumnidirector.com>
Reply-To: hk.wampah@alumnidirector.com
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 04:32:10 +0300
Subject: RE: ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER OVERSEAS THE SUM OF US$150,380,000.00

Dear Sir/Madam,

RE: ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER OVERSEAS THE SUM OF US$150,380,000.00

My regards to you and your family. I am Dr Henry Kofi Wampah, Governor
Bank of Ghana. I am contacting you because of my experience in the bank
and about a dormant account of US$150,380,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty
Million Three Hundred and Eighty Thousand United States Dollars). I got
your contact from the Chamber of Commerce of Ghana during my search for a
foreigner to assist me in moving the funds overseas and I decided to
contact you directly to solicit your assistance and guidelines in making a
deal about the transfer of the funds from my bank to your account for our
investment.

In April 2006, Lu Yunpeng, a Multimillionaire and President of Henan Based
Yunpeng Cultural Development Co., Ltd China moved some cash from Europe to
my Bank here in Ghana for investment in Gold Business. The Funds arrived
during the time Lu Yunpeng was been tried for murder in China and as his
Account Officer he instructed that I should put a hold on the funds
depending on the outcome of his trial.

In May 2006, he was sentenced to death and the funds remained unclaimed
till date. As his Account Officer at that time, I was aware that nobody
knew about the funds except his Cousin who was also sentenced to death
with him.

Upon completion of the transfer of the funds to your account, we shall
share this way, 30% of the money to you for your assistance to receive the
money and 70% for me.

I do need to stress that there is practically no risk involved in this
transaction, since every necessary documents to back up the claim will be
provided. It’s going to be a bank-to-bank transfer. Please reply through
my private email hk.wampah@alumnidirector.com with your NAME, TELEPHONE
NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER.

Regards,

Dr Henry Kofi Wampah
Governor
Bank of Ghana

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