419 scam: Kojo Agyeman <stellaopokuo@gmail.com> Attention: Very urgent matter,

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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:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Kojo Agyeman <stellaopokuo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barrkojoa@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 04:38:02 -0800
Subject: Attention: Very urgent matter,

Mr. Kojo Agyeman,
International Relations Officer,
United Nations Accra-Ghana.

Attention: Very urgent matter,

The United Nations Debt reconciliation Committee Accra-Ghana hereby
bringing to your immediate notice and urgent attention that United Nations
in collaboration with transfer department and the African Union have
finally approved your overdue contract/inheritance payment. two men by
names Mr. Thomas H. Sears, Jr. and his partner Mr. Roberts Ferguson came to
our office with application letter stating that you are dead and that you
have authorize them to be your beneficiary, also that you told him to act
as your Next of Kin to receive your payment. We are writing to know if
this is true, if you at any time gave those men the power of attorney to
represent you. If you are aware your payment of $15.5Million will be
deliver to the below address:

1155 Duke Street,
Alexandria, Virginia (VA),
25312, USA.

If you are not aware of the above information, do immediately re-confirm
your correct address details so that your funds can be deliver to your
provided address with no further delay as we have instructed our delivery
office to process delivery to the above account information if we do not
hear from you within 4 working days from the date this message was sent. We
wish to inform you that this approved delivery has been processed and will
be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter.

Your urgent response will be highly appreciated.

Faithfully,

Mr. Kojo Agyeman,
International Relations Officer,
United Nations,
One Thorpe Road
P. O. Box GP 2674
Accra Ghana, West Africa.
Telephone: +233 543 089 483
mobile: +233 248 978 804

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