419 scam: "DR KOJO WILLIAMS" <kojo_willaims@live.com> I didn't forget you're past efforts

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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:
- "million us 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- roseborgu@megamail.pt (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR KOJO WILLIAMS" <kojo_willaims@live.com>
Reply-To: roseborgu@megamail.pt
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:09:44 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: I didn't forget you're past efforts

My Good Friend,

How are you and I hope this mail find you in an excellent condition of
health.I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from
Paraguay.Presently I'm in South Korea for investment projects with my own
share of the total sum.

Meanwhile I didn't forget you're past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how,Nevertheless
contact my secretary, her name is Mrs Rose Borgu and her email
address(roseborgu@megamail.pt).

I want you to contact her to send you the total of two million US Dollars
in Draft Check($2,000,000.00) which I kept for your compensation for all
your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

I really did appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free
and get intouch with my secretary Mrs Rose Borgu and instruct her where or
how to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferings at that time. I'm very busy here because of
the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand,
finally remember that I had forwarded instruction to My secretary on your
behalf to receive those moneys feel free to get in touch with Mrs Rose
Borgu she will send the amount to you without any delay.

Regards,
Dr Kojo Williams

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