419 scam: "Koffi Attah" <koffiattah2@inbox.ru> LETTER OF BUSINESS POROSITION TO:[[augendremichel@hotmail.fr]]

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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 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.
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.
- joebrown2011@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Koffi Attah" <koffiattah2@inbox.ru>
Reply-To: joebrownattorneys2007@mail.ru
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 11:53:28 -0700
Subject: LETTER OF BUSINESS POROSITION TO:[[augendremichel@hotmail.fr]]

Sir,

My name is Kofi Atta Mills, son to the late Ghana President John Evans Atta Mills.

I am writting this private letter to make you an offer of business. In this present time, it is difficult to find a trustworthy partner hence if you can demonstrate trust and be able to keep this business matter confidential then it will not be a regrettable waste joinning me in ths life changing offer.

The circumstances sorrounding the death of my late father though labeled 'throat cancer' has been classified by forensic unit of the ghana central intelligence as 'suspicious'.
Without boring you with too much details, I was opportuned to create wealth with the influence of my late father in the Gold sector of the Ghana economy. But due to restrictions imposed upon family members of all top ranking government officials in my country, I could not secure funds in Ghana banks hence I held overseas accounts.
The death of my late father has opened up a lot of scrutiny as expected when ever a government officials passes away. I held the sum of 9Million Dollars in an account with a South African bank.
(details to be provided) and would like to remove the funds from that account immediately and secure same in an overseas account. Please if you can facilitate the removal via wire transfer of the said funds to your overseas account and make same available on my arrival to your country after 3 months time, I shall compensate you with 25% of the total funds.
Take note that we are currently mourning my late father and I would be in the country for 3 months. Investigations are currently going on and I would not want the funds detected even though it is secured in a coded US$ account.

If you are interested in this offer please contact my attorney who is currently in South Africa. Mr. Joe Brown joebrown2011@mail.ru (Please for security reasons do not contact me)

For information regarding the death of my late father please visit the site:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18972107
My attorney shall send you my photo and Ghana passport for identification hence feel free to contact him and request comprehensive details of this business including operating agreements which will prescribe the terms stated above.

He awaits your communication as soon as you receive this email.

Thanks,
Kofi Atta Mills

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