419 scam: "MR.WILLIAM KOJO" <web_infocontac3446@att.net> FUND TRANSFER

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.WILLIAM KOJO" <web_infocontac3446@att.net>
Reply-To: <williamkojo@w.cn>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 09:12:18 -0000
Subject: FUND TRANSFER

From Mr.William Kojo
International commercial Bank.
Ring road Accra Ghana.

Attn : Dear

I am enchanted using this tremendous opportunity to converse with you in this medium of communication. I am Mr.William Kojo Finance director International Commercial Bank Ghana. I am contacting you for a possible business transfer worth $10,500,000.00 (USD), I am using this moment to give you the cognizance and also to seek your assistance to this business proposal. I got your contact over the internet.

In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of $10,500,000.00 (USD), in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Mr. Alan Williams, A British National who died along with his entire family in (20th Oct, 2005) in a plane crash. As followed in this link http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/tanzania/1501084/Tycoon-dies-with-family-in-Tanzania-safari-plane-crash.html

Do not view this as being illegal but an opportunity for us to enrich our hope in life instead of the bank converting this much money to the security funds. You should not nurse any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the smooth transfer of these funds into your account,and your acceptance is what will crown this effort.

It will be my interest to finish this transaction with you hoping that you will not cheat or blackmail me at the conclusion of this goal because I have planned it for long. If you can be a collaborator to this transaction, please indicate your positive interest immediately for us to proceed. Remember this is absolutely confidential because my Bank does not know about it.

To establish this you have to send the following information to me

FULL NAMES:________________________
ADDRESS: _________________________
STATE:_____________________
COUNTRY________________________________
AGE:_________________
OCCUPATION:________________________
MOBILE PHONE:_____________________________
TEL FAX NUMBER:_____________________

Thank you for your time and attention.
Thanks and God bless You,
Mr.William Kojo

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