419 scam: "Nelson Boateng"<nelsonakkofiboateng@yahoo.co.jp> KIND OF INVESTMENT

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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:
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- nelsonakkofiboateng50@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Nelson Boateng" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nelsonakkofiboateng50@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 22:11:45 -0800
Subject: KIND OF INVESTMENT

Hello,Am Nelson Boateng , I have just come across your email contact,Am

searching for a trust worthy person who have idea of investment : How

best can you handle investment for me in your country ? Am here in west

africa for important reasons Am interested in Real estates or hotels

business,oil and gas or farming or food prossecing investments, if you have

other idea of any lucrative business that we can invest into in your

country you can also advice as we are going to come into partnership. wait

for your comprehensive views interest and your opinion so that we can

come into (AGREEMENT ABOUT THE INVESTMENT CAPITAL of $25 million

dollar,very confidential is a deal) before we proceed on moving the fund to

your country for the investment.
Regards
Nelson Boateng
Email address, nelsonakkofiboateng50@yahoo.co.jp

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