why do so many email scams come out of ghana?
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they come out of Nigeria a lot too ... I hope they aren't the same place lol
150842
that comes up as long as I've been using it... nearly once maybe twice a year.  It's an email scam for sure.  I have seen it so many times in the last several years.. I just delete now... If they do, people will just go else where
30310
Yes, I am fed up with those types of emails too! I think some people just have more time on their hands and think, "Oh, this email was entertaining! I bet my friends would think so too!" When I think about who I get those emails from, it's usually parents or grandparents who have recently learned how to use email and are delighted by any chance to send an email. Or, it's from people who really have a lot of time on their hands ....\n\n... then again, I suppose all of us Yahoo Answers participants could really be doing something better with our time, too! :)
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Let me guess, you want to smuggle millions of dollars out of the country you got from some defunct dictator?  Go to hell.  Its bad enough that my inbox is cluttered with scam garbage, and even worse that some people actually fall for it, but please keep it off here.
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More than spam...the link takes you to Nigeria where you are asked for personal financial details. I also get really genuine looking emails from my UK bank asking me to confirm account details...again, avoid these at all costs. The old saying is that if it looks to good to be true, it probably isn't true.
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There was this thing in the news about that. They said a puppy website was selling puppies or something and you had to subscribe . Then somehow the scammers would find out and send you emails. Also there was this thing  in readers digest a long time ago about this guy in the USA who actually followed it along, went to Nigeria and he almost got shot. He was mugged and went back home broke.
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YOU ARE BEING SCAM GIRL!!!!!!!\n\nhttp://www.letusreason.org/Current35.htm\n\nScams from Nigeria\n\nSomething you need to be aware of are email letters sent from Nigeria (usually from Lagos). They are written with a story about a millionaire who wants to deposit millions to help your ministry.  I have been asked by a number of ministries if these letters are legit, no-they are not. It seems that Nigeria has gained a reputation for these scams and other sorted stories to make money off religion.\n\n The Nigerian money-laundering scam is not new, it began before the Internet. You get a letter, explaining how some deposed leader (usually he was from Nigeria) left his homeland with much cash and needs to deposit it in a bank. By allowing him to use your bank account to deposit the funds, you get a certain percentage of what they have, but it is really what they want from you, because they have nothing to give!\n\nNowadays, for Christians they send a email saying they converted from Islam and have a lot of cash they want to give to a ministry for the Lord. It starts off saying something like this -I was a Moslem or a retired military top officer in the Nigerian Army. The letter may have a heading of Confidential or Top Secret or some other eye catching phrase. In it they write that they sold all the properties after someone's death, or gained a great inheritance and are looking to invest  into God's work as instructed by the owner, is $10,000,000.00 (Ten million US dollars). Some will say I was able to divert up to $45,000,000.00 (Forty Five million U.S Dollars, into my personal Bank Account, hoping to invest the money when I’m retired. They may even mention the International Bank and give you a phone number. Of course they need you bank account number. Don’t give it to them, don’t even entertain these liars even if they say there is an urgency for this transaction. These email letters are NOT legit, and if you look in the code in the back you can usually tell where it was sent, this should be reported.  \n\nWhat these scammers want is your banking info, when they get it there will be a withdrawal, not from their account but yours.  Imagine someone who does not know you wanting to deposit over 10-30 million dollars in your account. That's better than the lottery, you didn't have to buy a ticket. I get at least 4-8 of these letters a week. What I do when and if I answer them (most are trashed or reported) is I trade letters for fun. I send each solicitation letter to the other person and tell them to work it out among themselves. However, they should be reported to the FBI or other agencies that cover these matters. \n\nThere are a number of sites that are on top of these scams and others and should be referred before you do anything  www.hoaxbusters.ciac.org,    www.truthorfiction.com., and www.urbanlegends.com
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i get scams in my email every day, they are so annoying that ive gotten to the point of sending them back emails telling them to get off there lazy A** and get a real job and stop trying to steal peoples money and idenity
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Classic Examples of SPAM and FRAUD .. Dont ever fall for them ...\n\n\n...\n\nMy Nigerian Penpal\nIf you're the average email user in the modern world, you get an occasional solicitation from Nigerian con artists. Generally, I just hit delete (if my spam filters didn't already catch it, that is). However, it occurred to me, after reading some of the funnier close encounters (see here and here) with these geeks, that one of the best things we can do to stop them is simply to reply and waste their time. [UPDATE: Check out this page; these guys are brilliant!]\n\nUnlike most other spammers, the Nigerian con men provide you with their real return address. They want you to contact them. How unfortunate if, while replying, you accidently sign them up for other spam and mailing lists along the way. When they have to sift through 200 or 300 emails a day looking for actual responses to their requests, and out of those responses 99% are fake, they will get frustrated and give up. At least, that's the theory. Read on.
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Anything that comes out of Nigeria is a scam.Be careful about the UK also because they use that as an address for scams. Lotteries are also scams. Use your head when you get emails like that.
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What HAPPENS in Ghana STAYS in GHANA!\n\nTOO MANY FINANCIAL SCAMS COMING OUT OF AFRICA...
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It's a scam. Especially if it is from an e-mail on the internet and it is a foreign lottery.
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Because they always send out those scam emails and stuff. Scumbags.
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EAGEAP means European American global Aid Programme\nweb site www.eageap.org\nthe programme is a negerian scam . All e.mails in the site are wrong except the one of cote d'ivoire .\nthe same email is listed among the fraud e.mail used by \nscammers http://www.datingnmore.com/fraud/scam_em...\nthis band of thieves are working with another name \nUniversal Employment Solution Agency (UESA)\nThis organization is wanted by the FBI.\nlook below for more details\nhttp://419.bittenus.com/uesa/index.htm...\nit request for you 200 dollars for official application and after geting money they ask 400 dollars , and then another new sum of money 850 dollars.\nall sums should be sent by western union to someone called John Nelson in GHANA ,but the names will be changed.\nkeep away from this programme
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http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/fraudschemes.htm\n\nNigerian Letter or "419" Fraud\n\nNigerian letter frauds combine the threat of impersonation fraud with a variation of an advance fee scheme in which a letter, mailed from Nigeria, offers the recipient the "opportunity" to share in a percentage of millions of dollars that the author, a self-proclaimed government official, is trying to transfer illegally out of Nigeria. The recipient is encouraged to send information to the author, such as blank letterhead stationery, bank name and account numbers and other identifying information using a facsimile number provided in the letter. Some of these letters have also been received via E-mail through the Internet. The scheme relies on convincing a willing victim, who has demonstrated a "propensity for larceny" by responding to the invitation, to send money to the author of the letter in Nigeria in several installments of increasing amounts for a variety of reasons.\n\nPayment of taxes, bribes to government officials, and legal fees are often described in great detail with the promise that all expenses will be reimbursed as soon as the funds are spirited out of Nigeria. In actuality, the millions of dollars do not exist and the victim eventually ends up with nothing but loss. Once the victim stops sending money, the perpetrators have been known to use the personal information and checks that they received to impersonate the victim, draining bank accounts and credit card balances until the victim's assets are taken in their entirety. While such an invitation impresses most law-abiding citizens as a laughable hoax, millions of dollars in losses are caused by these schemes annually. Some victims have been lured to Nigeria, where they have been imprisoned against their will, in addition to losing large sums of money. The Nigerian government is not sympathetic to victims of these schemes, since the victim actually conspires to remove funds from Nigeria in a manner that is contrary to Nigerian law. The schemes themselves violate section 419 of the Nigerian criminal code, hence the label "419 fraud."\n\nSome Tips to Avoid Nigerian Letter or "419" Fraud:\n\nIf you receive a letter from Nigeria asking you to send personal or banking information, do not reply in any manner. Send the letter to the U.S. Secret Service or the FBI. \n\nIf you know someone who is corresponding in one of these schemes, encourage that person to contact the FBI or the U.S. Secret Service as soon as possible.\n\nBe skeptical of individuals representing themselves as Nigerian or foreign government officials asking for your help in placing large sums of money in overseas bank accounts.\n\nDo not believe the promise of large sums of money for your cooperation.\n\nGuard your account information carefully.
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Yes. Sweepstakes scams many fooled by spreading false mails to them by a group of africans and indonesians.\nOne of my friend was fooled last year when he received an email and told us all that he won a huge amount in a sweepstake, the sender was an african who pretended to be from UK and a UK based address was given to him for sending $100 in 15 fifteen days to claim his check or he would be disqualified. and he did send the 100 buck to them.\nOh what a foolishness.
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They are usually from Africa. There is a great website out there that actually engages the scammers and gives em a little taste of their own medicine:\nhttp://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/index.html\n\n\nThey also started a correspondance with one of the scammers, so you can read a little about it here:\nhttp://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/mindofascammer.htm