419 scam: "Gen.Suleiman Koffi" <tony000031brown@att.net> ARE YOU AWARE?

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "million dollars" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Gen.Suleiman Koffi" <tony000031brown@att.net>
Reply-To: <generalsuleimankoffidiplomatic@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 12:17:09 -0000
Subject: ARE YOU AWARE?

Attn .Beneficiary,

United Nations Consignment Recovery Committee Accra-Ghana hereby
bringing to your immediate notice and urgent attention that United
Nations in collaboration with Delivery department and the African
Union have finally approved the release of your consignment .

A woman by name Mrs. Janet Woody & some Men including a foreigner
whom we have arrested sent to our office an application letter
stating that you are dead and that you have instructed her to be the
beneficiary also that you told her to act as your Next of Kin to
receive your consignment in her address. We are writing to know if
this is true, if you at any time gave this woman & Co the power of
attorney to represent you also if you are aware the delivery of your
consignment / fund of $15.5M will be delivered to the below Address:

1155 Duke Street,
Alexandria, Virginia
(VA),
25312, USA

If you are not aware of the above information, do immediately
re-confirm your correct address details so that the consignment /
funds can be delivered to your provided address with no further delay
as we have instructed our Assigned United Nations Delivery Agent to
be on standby for the delivery of the consignment to the address you
will give in the Country of your resident.

We wish to hear from you within 4 working days from the date this
message was sent. We wish to inform you that this approved
consignment will be delivered to you as soon as you respond to this
letter.Also note that from the record in our file, the consignment
amount of $15.5 million dollars Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) will be delivered to your address by a UN
Diplomatic delivery Agent

The consignment is counted by my men under my supervision after
she and co was arrested and packaged into the two safe for safety
ready for delivery.Attached the scan of your consignment some of
the arrested Men and my official ID, forward to us your valid ID
to reconfirm that you are the sole beneficiary to this consignment
i awaits your prompt response.

Regards
Gen.Suleiman Koffi,
UNITED NATIONS ASSIGNED AGENT
+233276775144

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