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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.
- 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.
- centralbnkofghanatelex11@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "CENTRAL BANK OF GHANA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <centralbnkofghanatelex11@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2017 00:41:32 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT FILE: CBG/BBG/ABG/2017
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
CENTRAL BANK OF GHANA
ACCRA SQUARE,
Our Ref: STB/ITB/ADB/BBG/04/15/2017
Telex: CENBANK.
PAYMENT FILE: CBG/BBG/ABG/2017
The Federal Government of Ghana conducted a proper investigation and
discovered that you are among those that we have not paid in the past.
We are sorry for the delay and we also discovered that you have lost a
lot of money in the hands of fraud stars / Scammers
presenting themselves to be a worker with C.B.G and other bank officials.
However, all the board of directors and Federal Government of Ghana
have unanimously agreed to remit your fund immediately
you provide all the necessary requirements for the wire transfer.
So by this letter, you are advised to re-confirm to me the followings:
1) Your House Address
2) Your working Telephone and Fax numbers for easy communication.
We are waiting for your urgent confirmation and we want you to provide us with the above mentioned information so that we can process a release of your fund to you as you shall advice us while we advised you to please keep every information here restrict confidential until you finally receive your fund just to avoid false claim of your fund.
Thanks in advance for your anticipated co-operation.
Yours Sincerely
Dr. Mr Branden
Director, CBG.
Contact E-mail: centralbnkofghanatelex11@gmail.com
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