419 scam: Chris Boateng <kojoatoapam01@att.net> KINDLY REPLY

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Chris Boateng <kojoatoapam01@att.net>
Reply-To: emahen101@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:05:41 -0800 (PST)
Subject: KINDLY REPLY

Dear Friend

Pardon me for not having the pleasure of knowing your mindset before making this offer to you. It is utterly confidential and genuine by virtue of its nature. I am Chris Boateng an Accountant with Standard Chartered bank here in Accra. I decided to contact you directly to solicit your assistance and guidelines in making a business investment and transfer of (US$18.5M) to your country through you from my bank.

But at this moment, I am restrain to issue more details about this profitable Business investment until I get your response by mail. Kindly reply me urgently if you are interested, I will give you the full details of the business as soon as I receive a positive reply indicating your interest in participating in this project. Your percentage is secure; to facilitate a rather safer link with

you, please forward to me the followings:

1).Full Names and Address:

2).Telephone, Fax and Cell phone numbers.

3).Occupation.

4).Age.

5).Nationality.

This project is ready for execution as soon as I hear from you. I look forward to your swift response and will send you the details once i hear from you,

Best Regards,

Chris

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