419 scam: " Daniel Bofokwa"<danielbofokwa@yahoo.com> Please kindly Assist me if you can

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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:

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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: " Daniel Bofokwa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <danielbofokwa@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 01:47:45 +0200
Subject: Please kindly Assist me if you can

Dear friend,

I have a confidential business proposal i want to discuss with you, i have discovered a valuable in my inheritted plot of land here in Ghana, please keep this confidential and contact me again if you are interested.

I have registered and did all the paper works concerning my inheritance but getting it out of Ghana is my major problem, if you can help me, i am sure we will share the price on 40/60 basics. The price i am talking about is 92kg of Raw Gold, which is around $ 6,243,172.98 currently and increasing.

Sample for testing will be provided upon request, but do note that delivery cost will be charged based on the gold karat.

Please keep this confidential, i am expecting your reply.

Regards,

Mr. Daniel Bofokwa

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