419 scam: Office <wilson.asamoah1@gmail.com> I will be waiting to hear from you so we can proceed.

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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.
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.
- a.jeff18@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Office <wilson.asamoah1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: a.jeff18@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:45:19 +0000
Subject: I will be waiting to hear from you so we can proceed.

Attention Friend,

I am Mr. Jeff Allen a single dad from Australia, a contractor and
senior sailor with Australian naval cargo ship. It is my pleasure to
came across somebody like you. It is true that we do not know each
other in person yet but I believe that we will meet each other in the
nearest future for good. I an urgent business offer which I want to
entrusting to your care and I will not want you to disappoint or
betray me when the funds is in your possession because I have been
praying for an honest person who I can hand over this project into
his/her care for investment.

I was awarded a contract to build 500 unit flats on behalf of UNITED
NATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) to serve as residential appartment
for top Government officials, which I completed 2 years ago but was
not paid since then. The latest development is that they are now ready
to pay me for the executed contract sum of US$8, 600, 000. 00 Dollars
only since last month but demanded that I come in person to sign the
fund release bond before the money will be transferred into my
account.

I want to involve you to stand on my behalf as my foreign business
partner to enable the firm release the funds to you for investment in
any lucrative business venture of your choice until I arrive from my
trip, this is because of the urgency of the message I received from
the bank and due to my inability to be there in person for now or do
anything from the ship.

All I am asking of you is to provide me with the following details
below to enable me draft an application letter which you will send to
the bank as my foreign business partner for the release of the funds
to you but before that I have to introduce you to the bank as my
foreign business partner so they will recognize you as soon as you
contact them.

Get back to me with the information below if you have any interest so
we can proceed.

Below are the required details:

1- Full Name:
2- Home/Office:
3- Telephone Number:
4- Age and Marital Status:
5- Any Sort of ID:
6- Occupation:

I will be waiting to hear from you so we can proceed.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Jeff Allen
Contractor/Senior Sailing officer
Email me at: a.jeff18@yahoo.com

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