419 scam: Daniel Kufor <danielkufor002@gmail.com> hello

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",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)
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Daniel Kufor <danielkufor002@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 11:57:20 +0200
Subject: hello

Dear ,

Please kindly accept my apology for sending you this email without your
consent. I believe you are a highly respected personality, considering the
fact that I sourced your email from the peoples search database on the web
during my discrete search for a foreign partnerwho can assist me in taking
this business to it success.My name is Hon Mr Daniel Kufor from Togo. It's
Just my urgent need for a foreign partner that led to my contacting you
about thistransaction. I am a banker by profession and currently holding
the post of a chief auditor in our Bank. I have the opportunity of
transferring an unclaimed funds US$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars) belonging to one of my clients Mr Client who died in a
Motor accident. Having no one coming up to claim his funds and if left
unclaimed will be transferred to the government treasury by the bank.
Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where we can facilitate the
transfer of this fund and I promising 40% to you as your percentage once
the fund transferred to you. If you agree to my business proposal, then
further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as I
receive your mail. Please I advice you to send me your private email
address
Best regards

Mr Daniel Kufor

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