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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.
- k.asare33@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "From KOBBY ASARE" <k.asare3334@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: k.asare33@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2018 00:28:24 -0000
Subject: MUTUAL RELATIONSHIP
Hello
Pardon me for not having the pleasure of knowing your mindset before
making you this offer and it is utterly confidential and genuine by virtue
of its nature.
I write to solicit your assistance in a funds transfer deal involving Four
Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand USD Dollars
USd(4.350.000.00).This fund has been stashed out of the excess profit made
last 2years by my branch office where I am the manager.
I have already submitted an approved end-of-the-year report for the year
2015/2016 to my head office here in Accra-Ghana and they will never know
of this excess.
I have since then, placed this amount on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a
beneficiary. Upon your response, I will configure your name on our
database as holder of the SUSPENSE ACCOUNT. I will then guide you on how
to apply to my head office for the Account Closure/bank-to-bank remittance
of the funds to your designated bank account.
If you concur with this proposal, I intend for you to retain 30% of the
funds while 70% shall be for me. Kindly forward your response to me
immediately
With Regards,
Mr. K. Asare
(k.asare33@yahoo.com)
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