419 scam: " KOFI" YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT FUND

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "revjohnkoffi@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: " KOFI"
Reply-To: <revjohnkofi7@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:11:41 +0100
Subject: YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT FUND

FOREIGN OPERATIONS.
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT

ATTN:Sir/Ma,

YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT FUND

YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND SUM OF US$10.5MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAS BEEN GAZETTED AND AWAITING RELEASE, VIA ATM VISA CARD TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND PAYMENT.MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE

HERE ARE HER INFORMATION:

NAME: MRS:JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITY BANK
BANK ADDRESS:ARIZONA,
USA. ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428

PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME. THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR,EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVERDUE INHERITANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE / FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND RELEASE ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUNDS THIS THIRD PAYMENT BATCH OF THE YEAR.

HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.JANET WHITE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.

BEST REGARDS,

REV DR. JOHN KOFI,
Email: revjohnkoffi@outlook.com
Tell : +233-231478517

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