419 scam: "Mr. Banba Kobbi" <OSONS@4u.com.gh> For Investment

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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:

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.
- banbakobbi@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Banba Kobbi" <OSONS@4u.com.gh>
Reply-To: banbakobbi@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 16:08:28 -0000
Subject: For Investment

Hello,

I am Mr. Banba Kobbi a citizen of Ghana .I have in my bank the existence
of a big amount of money that belongs to a customer,late Mr.Daniel Aziz.he
have the deposit of $8,525,000.00 and 50kilos Alluvial Gold Dust is now
without any claim because Daniel died in a deadly earthquake in China in
2008 while on a business trip. I want your cooperation so as to make the
bank send you the fund as the beneficiary and next of kin to late Daniel.

This transaction will be of a great mutual assistance to us. Send me your
reply of interest so that I will give you the details . Strictly send it
to my private email account : banbakobbi@yahoo.com for more
details.what is needed from you is your full name, contact address,
contact telephone number,age,occupation and banking details where you will
like the fund to be transfer into for you.

At the receipt of your reply, I will give you details of the transaction.
And a copy of the Deposit certificate of the fund and also the
incorporation certificate of the company owned by late Daniel
which he submitted to our bank when opening the account.

Best regards,

Banba Kobbi

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