419 scam: "Bobby Kosivi"<bobbyemmanuel96@gmail.com> Good day,

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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:
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- bobbyemmanuel96@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bobby Kosivi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bobbyemmanuel96@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:04:22 -0000
Subject: Good day,

Good day,

It is a pleasure to write to you this time of the day.

My name is bobby E.Kosivi and I am 20 years old I am the son of Chief Kosivi Fofana from Bete in northern part of Ivory Coast my father was cocoa merchant throughout Ivory Coast and in west African region but unfortunately he was envied and poisoned to death in 2007 by his business associates my mother by name Mrs.Mary Kosivi died in February,2011 as a result of the political problem between Dr.Laurent Gbagbo and chief Alassan Quatara in Ivory Coast.

Due to the political disturbances in Ivory Coast five of my father’s houses and all his businesses were destroyed and presently I am in Togo a neighboring country in Africa where I am seeking political asylum. My purpose of contacting you is to assist me transfer and invest the sum of US$2.300.000.00 my late father deposited in a bank in Togo upon your acceptance to help me I will tell you what will be your commission but bear in mind that I will like to continue my education while staying with you as that has been my father’s advice before his death.

Send to me your telephone number and email address so we can talk more ok.

You can write to me in private email address: bobbyemmanuel96@yahoo.com

waiting for your urgent response.

skype: b.joe0

Bobby Emmanuel Kosivi.

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