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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- kwamekojo0011@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Kwame Kojo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kwamekojo0011@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 00:32:04 -0000
Subject: ATTENTION...
Good day,
I am contacting you because I am looking for a partner in the realization of a project that has been pending. First of all I would like to introduce myself, I am Kwame Kojo I live in Accra Ghana and practicing as a financial adviser.
My client Late Diepreye Alamieyeseigha has filed documents about his fortune with me before he passed away suddenly from illness.He has assets worth the sum of $120 million U.S. dollars with a financial organisation in Europe,he is a member of this organisation before his death and am contacting you to use your influence as an international business person to claim his inheritance with this organisation on his behalf. I'll give you more information on how to go about the conclusion as soon as I know I can trust you with this secret of mine.
Here's my offer: I will declare you as the partner to my deceased client and also the next of kin beneficiary of the fortune that he left with the organisation,I'll give you 40% of this assets and 60% goes to me.Since my client died I ve being asked to submit his legal will as mention to enable all protocol for the releasing of the fortune to be observed.As I said if the transaction is successful you will get 40% of the total 60% goes to me. Let me know if you think you are capable to be part of this great opportunity. You can answer me back at this e-mail address:(kwamekojo0011@hotmail.com)This is just an opportunity that i needed to utilize now.
Please reply back even if you have no interest to enable me to continue in my search.I am willing to give you the full details about this transaction as soon as am sure you are ready to work with me to the end.
Sincerely,
Kwame Kojo
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