419 scam: "koffie"<mail.harry.koffie101@gmail.com> RE

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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)
- "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 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "koffie" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mail.william.koffie@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 19:33:46 +0100
Subject: RE

My name is Mr. William Koffie, a South-African National. I work as an administrative secretary to Apex Insurance and Security Company in Ghana. I decided to contact you to be my partner in business. I have been working with (A.I.S.C) company for the past 9 years. Within this period, I have watched with meticulous precision how African heads of states and government functionaries have been using Apex Insurance and security Company to shift their money abroad. They bring in these consignments of money and secretly declare the content as precious stones and family treasure etc. Late Mobutu Seseko of Zaire, the late Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo the late Desmond Zugulu family from Zimbabwe, etc.

These past heads of states and president have hundreds of consignments deposited with Apex Insurance and security Company. Their foreign partners, friends, and relatives, have claimed most of this consignments. A lot of them are still unclaimed for as much as 10 years, nobody may ever come for them, because in most cases, the documents of deposit are never available to any body except the depositor and most of them are dead. Since the inception of the 2000 millennium, Apex Insurance and security Company’s, management changed the policy/procedure of claims of consignments. That as soon as you are able to produce all the secret information as contained in the secret file of any Consignment, it will be released to you upon demand.

The late Mobutu Seseko of Zaire has over 7 Consignments, deposited with several names and codes. 4 of this consignment have been claimed in past (10) Ten months, after his Death. I have finished every arrangement as to the claim, now is just for you to claim the consignment in my company No.1201 containing $20 million Dollars and No.1202 containing $30 million Dollars and No.1203 containing 100kg gold dust 22+ karat, are still in my company. Nobody will ever know I am involved in this deal in my company. I’ll suggest upon conclusion, we share 50-50. Note, I have moved the consignments to OVERSEA. I assure you that the business have been hatched for 3 years now, it very secured.

Please send me your response on this email to enable us commence no the next line of action immediately?

Regards,
William Koffie.

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