419 scam: George Brown Kokou <georgebrownkokou0004@gmail.com> hello

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "consignment " (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)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin 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.
- georgebrownkokou0003@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: George Brown Kokou <georgebrownkokou0004@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 18:03:55 +0000
Subject: hello

Hi,
Greeting to you,I contacted you in this matter knowing that you bear
the same last surname with my late client.I am Barr.George Brown
Kokou,from-Togo West Africa and I want you to know that its destiny
that brought us together in this pending transaction,My late client
Engr Stephen, died with his wife and their only daughter in a car
accident,on 13 of may 2010 without no one to claim his fund deposited
of($10.5.Million U.S.Dollar)deposited in the bank. I have a mandate to
present the bank my late client next of kin to the
relative,since You have the same last name with him,so that this
Consignment could be released to you as wished. contact me through via
email(georgebrownkokou0003@gmail.com)for more details and Explanation
Thanks and have a pleasant day.
Yours
sincerely
Barr George Brown Kokou((Esq.)waiting for your urgent respond quickly Thanks.

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