419 scam: "Victor Asante"<rohini@iibf.org.in> Re: Respond Immediately

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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:
- "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",500,000" (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 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.
- victorasante55@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Victor Asante" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <victorasante55@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 02:23:08 -0500
Subject: Re: Respond Immediately

Hello,

My name is Mr. Victor Asante the manager of Standard Chartered Bank (GHANA) . There is some amount of money US$5,500,000.00 existing without clams in my bank, which belongs to our late customer Godfrey Madison who passed away with her wife in a deadly Auto accident in Accra – Kumasi Express road on 2010 and he works with Ghana National Petroleum Corporation as petroleum engineer (GNPC) before his death.

The fund is now without claim because our late customer died with her wife in Ghana 2010 who was the next of kin to the fund, I want your cooperation to receive this fund as the new next of kin, so that we can have an agreement and work hand to hand with the bank to transfer this fund legally into your nominated account.

Please indicate your interest by contacting me strictly through my private email address (victorasante55@gmail.com) for further information on how to proceed.

Best regards,

Victor Asante

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