419 scam: "Barr Samuel Kwasi" <info@usa.org> Prospective Business

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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:
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr Samuel Kwasi" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: filerecord0111@tutanota.de
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:16:24 -0400
Subject: Prospective Business

My Dear,

Permit me for bumping into your privacy. I am not sure if you will take the content of this email seriously; taking into consideration the manner and medium with which I have initiated this contact, but I will appeal to you to give me the benefit of the doubt. I am Samuel Kwasi, a lawyer. I got your contact on the internet, while searching for someone that can handle what I am about to bring before you.

It may sound strange to hear that one will be searching the internet to look for a prospective business acquaintance. That was exactly what I have done, because the situation necessitated it. I am in total and absolute control of a portfolio that could be of mutual benefit to the two of us, if we are able to come to an agreement to work together.

I need your assistance to receive and invest my client's funds. The funds are in cash and at the moment deposited in the safety of a safe deposit firm in Europe. The total amount of money involved in this transaction is $45M. I will offer you 30% of the total sum for assisting in the safe keeping and investment of the funds.

I want to work in trust with you and I hope you will work with me on the same basis. You are to clearly understand that this transaction is risk free and you have no cause or reason to have any inhibitions as regards to your safety. This is the rightful money of my client which he made in politics and from Gold in Africa.

On confirmation of your willingness to partake in this hitch free transaction more details will be provided to you.

Please I want you to be available to me to enable us put this money into good use.

Thanks and reply to: filerecord011@tutanota.de

Regards,

Barr Samuel Kwasi.

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