419 scam: "Dr. Asare Akuffo"<asareakuffo@representative.com> Your response 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:

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:
- "trunk box" (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)
- "trunk boxes" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Asare Akuffo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <asareakuffo@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:09:42 -0800
Subject: Your response please,

Attn: This Offer may interest you:

Sir/Madam,

The sum of US$100million in "cash" was concealed in an Eight (8) Trunk Boxes and was deposited with a Private Security Company based in the Republic of Ghana by a Top Serving Government Official and 2012 Presidential Aspirant (Name Withheld).

With the Authority confide on me by my Boss, I hereto contact you with an offer to stand as the Owner cum Beneficiary of the aforementioned cash funds in order to facilitate and expedite the evacuation of the funds out of the Country without delay. In addition, you will retain 35% of the evacuation amount as part of your benefits for your kind gesture.

For further details, you are hereby advised to send me your Direct Telephone Numbers for full discussion of this offer to your understanding. I look forward to hearing from you shortly.

Thank you.

Yours Respectfully,

Mr. Asare Akuffo
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