419 scam: "Collins Ngobe"<infte@hotmail.com> Dear Friend

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- collinsngobe1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Collins Ngobe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <collinsngobe1@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2014 21:06:21 -0400
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear friend,

I wish you a grate days ahead,as you may wish to know,I work with united nation high commission for refugee in Africa,presently I am in Ghana west Africa,

I am writing to seek your consent to accommodate one young girl of about 14 years of age, relocate to your country and start a new life.

The young girl is from war turn country of cote d' Ivoire, however the parent of the girl died during the war and he was rescue by United nation peace keeping force and brought to refugee camp here in Ghana,according to confirmed information before the girl father died, He was a rich cocoa farmer,and he left some inheritance for the young girl as she is the only child.

I have personally investigate the young girl inheritance in the the bank here, and found out that her parents left behind some substantial amount of money (us$4.7) four million seven hundred thousand united state dollars in the bank with the girl name as beneficiary.with clause that encase of death, the bank should release the money to the girl in accompany of a foreign partner,if her daughter is still under age.

After this investigation I took it upon my self to get a trust worthy person or couple who can assist this young girl to relocate from Africa here also help and invest her money wisely in more stable political environment.

If you are interested to render this assistance to the little girl, kindly let me know,for more details on what you need to do for bank to transfer this funds to you in your country to enable you facilitate the relocation of the young girl to your country and with my involvement,i assured you that every thing will be handle judiciously to avoid any problem in the future.

I awaits your quick response and may God bless you and your family as you give this request a positive consideration.

you can contact me directly on my email contact address (collinsngobe1@hotmail.com) for more discussion with you.

Regards,
Collins Ngobe

Note, I cannot take this task on my own because of my status as United Nation official and also I am not a foreigner.

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