419 scam: "Dr. Johnson Kobina" <steveblume80@gmail.com> YOUR ATTENTION IS NEEDED

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us 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 exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- johnsonkobina747@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Johnson Kobina" <steveblume80@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnsonkobina747@rediffmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 22:51:36 -0700
Subject: YOUR ATTENTION IS NEEDED

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Dear Good Friend.

For your kind attention, I am Dr. Johnson Kobina Manager audit/credit
department in a banking institution Standard Chartered Bank of Ghana, I
will be very glad if you do assist me to relocate the sum of (US$M7,
000.000.00 US Dollars) Seven Million US Dollars to your personal bank
account to be of an immense benefit to both of us. This account belong to
one of our foreign customers (Late) Mr. Moises Saba Masri. He was one of
the board shareholders in telecommunication company in Accra Ghana from
Mexico; he died on a helicopter crash.

All legal documents to back up the claims will be obtain legally here, I
shall be directing you on the process I don't want this money diverted into
our Bank recovery account as unclaimed fund; meanwhile the ministry of
finance and economic has issued an order to release any unclaimed fund
immediately whenever the next of kin is discovered with dully application.

On this regards, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin /
will beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account can
be transfer to you. This payment will be effected through Swift Transfer in
conjunction with the foreign exchange department, Ministry of Finance Ghana.

This is 50/45 business deal because of your account and support, I will get
50%, you will get 45% while 5% will be taken out to reimburse for any
expenses before the fund get to your care. I will come over to your country
as soon as the fund is transfer successfully into your account. Also this
matter should be a confidential between you and me. Please delete it if you
are not interested. Please you can also reply me through this Email
Address. (johnsonkobina747@rediffmail.com).

Regards
Dr. Johnson Kobina.

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