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The "Bureau of National Investigation Ghana" email below is a scam being sent by online scammers. Therefore, recipients are asked not to follow the instructions in it. The scammers' aim is to trick their potential victims into sending them their personal information, which they will keep or/and sell to other scammers. The scammers will then ask their potential victims to send them money in order to have their monetary compensation delivered to them. But, if the money is sent, the scammers will take it and disappear, and the victims will not receive the compensation that they were promised.
Bridget Ade geormanu012@yahoo.com.phSent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 3:45 AMSubject: Good News My FriendAttention:Your Email was found in our database as a scam victim in Ghana. The Government is to compensate all victims of scam with the sum of $450,000.00To effect the release of your Fund you are kindly advised to contact the Director of payment and delivery Officer Eva Joe Wickwire with following information email (pro.wickwire@yahoo.com) and telephone number (+233-264212400) in contact with him do provide the following information:Yours sincerely,Bridget AdeSecretaryBureau of National Investigation Ghana.
Bridget Ade geormanu012@yahoo.com.ph
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 3:45 AM
Subject: Good News My Friend
Attention:
Your Email was found in our database as a scam victim in Ghana. The Government is to compensate all victims of scam with the sum of $450,000.00
To effect the release of your Fund you are kindly advised to contact the Director of payment and delivery Officer Eva Joe Wickwire with following information email (pro.wickwire@yahoo.com) and telephone number (+233-264212400) in contact with him do provide the following information:
Yours sincerely,
Bridget Ade
Secretary
Bureau of National Investigation Ghana.
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I got this scam - Forwarded message - From: Bureau of National Investigation Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2019 at 00:35 Subject: Good News My Friend. Attention: Your Email was found in our database as a scam victim. The Government is to compensate all victims of scam with the sum of $450,000.00 To effect the release of your Fund you are kindly advised to contact the Director of payment and delivery Officer Mr David Rodriguez with following information email ( davidrodriguezpascal38@yahoo.com) In contact with him, do provide your full details Yours sincerely, Maxwell. Secretary CC: United Kingdom Interpol / Bureau of National Investigation.
Another scam: -Original Message- From: portobello.year1@gateshead.org Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 1:52 PM Subject: Good News My Friend Attention: Your Email was found in our database as a scam victim in Ghana. The Government is to compensate all victims of scam with the sum of $150,000.00 To effect the release of your Fund you are kindly advised to contact the Director of payment and delivery Officer Mr Peter Pascal with following information Email (bnioffice@yahoo.com) Telephone number ( 233-50-834-6845) in contact with him do provide the following information: Your names: Address: Phone: Occupation: Age: Yours sincerely, Porto Bello Secretary CC: Bureau of National Investigation Ghana.
Here is another scam: - Forwarded message - From: Bureau of National Investigation Date: Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 2:58 AM Subject: Good News My Friend Attention: Your Email was found in our database as a scam victim. The Government is to compensate all victims of scam with the sum of $450,000.00 To effect the release of your Fund you are kindly advised to contact the Director of payment and delivery Officer Mr David Rodriguez with following information email (davidrodriguezpascal38@yahoo.com) In contact with him, do provide your full details Yours sincerely,Maxwell. Secretary CC: United Kingdom Interpol / Bureau of National Investigation.
Here is another scam: "From: "Bureau of National Investigation" Date: April 15, 2019 at 6:53:58 AM MST Subject: Good News My Friend Reply-To: Attention: Your Email was found in our database as a scam victim. The Government is to compensate all victims of scam with the sum of $450,000.00 To effect the release of your Fund you are kindly advised to contact the Director of payment and delivery Officer Mr David Rodriguez with following information email ( davidrodriguezpascal38@yahoo.com) In contact with him, do provide your full details Yours sincerely, Maxwell. Secretary CC: United Kingdom Interpol / Bureau of National Investigation."
Here is another scam:"To The Director BNI. (GH) Respected Sir. I get Emails from few countries in Africa saying that they have millions of Hard currencies and they want to invest money in business. They ask us to make a trip to their country to finalise. Normally I do not reply. This kind of messages I would delete straight away. Recently through a group conversation through whatsapp IRON SCRAP COPPER, these fraudsters are claiming to supply almost 60 different countries counterfeit notes. The message is coming from 233 20 295 4804 They also have a web site called supernotessolution.com Their Email address is supernotessolutions@gmail.com. Sharing facility is not working in this message. If not I would have sent it to u by way of attachment. Kindly do the needful Regards Hawkins Prabhakar."
Here is another scam: "From: Bureau of National Investigation. Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 6:30:13 PM To: lordhypnos@live.com Subject: Good News My Friend Attention: Your Email was found in our database as a scam victim. The Government is to compensate all victims of scam with the sum of $170,000.00 To effect the release of your Fund you are kindly advised to contact the Director of payment and delivery Officer Mr Lawrence Adumante with following information email (lawrence.adumante@hotmail.com) and telephone number ( 233-50-834-6845) in contact with him do provide the following information: Your names: Address: Phone: Occupation: Age: Yours sincerely, Edmund Quist Secretary CC: United Kingdom Interpol / Bureau of National Investigation."
Got the same mail in both my emails. I have just deleted it as I know it is a scam.
Here is another scam: "Van: Bridget Ade Verzonden: vrijdag 21 september 2018 23:22 Onderwerp: Good News My Friend Attention: Your Email was found in our database as a scam victim in Ghana. TheCGovernment is to compensate all victims of scam with the sum ofC$450,000.00 To effect the release of your Fund you are kindly advised to contact the Director of payment and delivery Officer Eva Joe Wickwire with following information email (pro.wickwire@yahoo.com) and telephone numberC( 233-264212400) in contact with him do provide the following information: Yours sincerely, Bridget Ade Secretary Bureau of National Investigation Ghana."