419 scam: "MR. KOFI ANSAH"<kofiansah747@gmail.com> VERY URGENT PLEASE

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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:
- "you will be given 30%" (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.
- kofiansah333@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. KOFI ANSAH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kofiansah333@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 07:59:23 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENT PLEASE

>From ;Mr. Kofi Ansah

ECO Bank GHANA

Accra Ghana

Greetings,

I have interest of investing in your country as well as to seek your services in a private and confidential matter.

I am a Director with ECOBANK GHANA.

Refer to the website:
(http://www.ecobank.com/boarddirectors.aspx?cid=74047).

Based on the fact, that our tenure of office, as the Board of Directors will expire two years, being 2015. We are grant the sum of
($25,000.000.00 Million US. DOLLARS}, as a Bonus to all the Directors of the EcoBank, Ghana to share among ourself.

I write to seek your assistance in transferring this fund to your country through legal means of this fund for Investment.

I am proposing to make this transfer to a designated bank account of your choice in your country for investment, on behalf of us.

At the conclusion of this transaction, you will be given 30% as your own share, 60% will be for me and 10% will be set-aside to repay back any expenses made by you in the process of the transaction.

Let me know if you can handle it. Reply by email id: kofiansah333@yahoo.co.uk

Regards.

Mr. KOFI ANSAH.

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