419 scam: "Bobo Amad"<bobo_amad@aol.com> Greetings this good news to you

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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:
- "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)
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Bobo Amad" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bobo_amah@att.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:36:22 +0100
Subject: Greetings this good news to you

Compliment of the day to you. Please accept my apologies for intercepting your privacy
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you.
I have the believe you are a reputable and responsible and trustworthy person I
Can do business with.,I want you to be my partner in a business project by matter of trust
I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.

I am Bobo Amah 28 years of age the only son of late Mr Boni Amah whom was killed by the rebels
that attacked our country cote d'Ivoire west Africa and took over our town ( BOUAKE ). I ran to Europe for safety

I am still in Europe now as a refuge.before the death of my father he told me that he has a sum of US$9,000,000(Nine million United States dollars) kept in a private security company there in cote d'ivoire in my name as the next of kin,

in the capacity of the next of kin and with all the documents in my hand now, I am contacting you with due sense of humanity that you will give it a sympathetic and mutual consideration.

I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways.

(1)To serve as the guardian of this fund and to come assist me visit the security company here to retrieve the consignment.

(2)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country for further my education.

(3)To provide good investment plans for the fund and to manage the fund for 5 years, during the investment period, only our profit will be shared annually 70% for me the investor while 30 will be for you the fund manager annually.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 25 % of the total sum as compensation for your effort /input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated account overseas, before the investments starts and I have mapped 5% for any expenses that might be incurred during the course of this transaction.

furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within a stipulated period of time you signify your interest to assist me.

Anticipating hearing from you immediately.I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished.Please dont tell nobody even if you cannot help me.upon your intrest Reply to my email

Thanks and God bless.
Best Regards.

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