419 scam: "Mrs.koffi Amoah" <info@live.fr> WILLING this fund to charity through youHIpur Area !ARY NOW!!!.PŒë¸"

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- amoah.koffi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- my last wish, love, koffi amoah barrister +233545352343 amoah.koffi@gmail.com you can contact my barrister. barrister daouda toure (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.koffi Amoah" <info@live.fr>
Reply-To: amoah.koffi@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:30:05 +0100
Subject: WILLING this fund to charity through you

Dear Friend,
My name is Koffi Amoah, I am a dying woman who has decided to donate
what I have to charity through you.
You may be wondering why I choose you. But someone has to be chosen. I
am 70 years old and diagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago,
immediately after the death of my husband who had left me everything
he worked for.

I have been touched by the lord to donate from what I have inherited
from my late husband to charity through you for the good work of
humanity, rather than allow my relatives to use my husbands hard
earned funds inappropriately.
I have asked the lord to forgive me all my sins and I believe he has,
because He is merciful. I will be going in for an operation, and I
pray that I survive the operation.

I have decided to WILL/Donate the sum $21million Dollars, to charity
through you for the good work of the lord, and to help the motherless,
less privileged and also for the assistance of the widows.

At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls, due to the fact that
my relatives are around me and I have been restricted by my doctor
from taking telephone calls because I deserve all the rest I can get.
Presently, I have informed my lawyer about my decision in WILLING this
fund to charity through you. I wish you all the best and may the good
Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always
extend the good work to others.

If you are interested in carrying out this task, I will inform my
Family Lawyer so that he can arrange the release of the funds to you.

I know i have never met you but my mind tells me to do this, and I
hope you act sincerely. I will pay you 30% of this money if you will
assist me because I am now too weak and fragile to do things myself
because of my cancer.

I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is accomplished, as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my
last wish,
Love,

Koffi Amoah
Barrister
+233545352343
amoah.koffi@gmail.com
YOU CAN CONTACT MY BARRISTER.
BARRISTER DAOUDA TOURE
drdaouda.toure1@gmail.com

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