419 scam: Akua Nkrumah <sgtcaldwellb@gmail.com> Dear Friend and my partner-to-be,

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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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Akua Nkrumah <sgtcaldwellb@gmail.com>
Reply-To: akuankrumah12@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 14:02:25 -0800
Subject: Dear Friend and my partner-to-be,

My name is Mr.Akua Nkrumah. I am a banker here in the Republic of Ghana. I
got your contact information from the online data base. I need your help to
transfer the sum of US$10,500,000.00 into your Bank Account as my foreign
investment partner. The money is part of the profits made by our bank last
year (i.e. 2013) in the branch where I am the manager. I have already
submitted my annual report for last year's transactions to my bank
head-quarters in Accra - Ghana, and they did not notice the excess profits.
I have secretely deposited the total amount of US$10,500,000.00 in an
escrow account without a beneficiary (Anonymous), and this is just to avoid
any trace.

I cannot be directly connected to this fund because I'm still working with
the bank. So, I need your help to transfer this money into your Bank
Account over there in your country for you and I to share. I have the
desire to invest my own share of the money in any good business venture
over there in your Country.
I wish to point out 10% of this money has been mapped-out to be shared
among some charity organizations, while the remaining 90% would be shared
by me and you. You will have 40% of this money as my foreign partner and
50% would be for me. There is absolutely no risk involved because it will
be a bank-to-bank transfer. All that I need from you is for you to stand as
my foreign investment partner and I will present you as the owner of the
money to enable you present a foreign bank account where the money will be
transferred into.

The intended transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you and me from any breach of the laws. However, if this
business proposal offends your moral ethics, Please do accept my sincere
apology. If on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with me, please
kindly get back to me to indicate your interest for further explanations.

Please reply urgently with your full names, your age, your occupation, your
contact telephone numbers.

Thanking you in advance for your anticipated response.

Sincerely,

Mr. Akua Nkrumah

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