419 scam: Kobby Asare <kobby1973@yahoo.com> For Your Perusal

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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:
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- kobbyasare1958@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kobby Asare <kobby1973@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: kobbyasare1958@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:13:57 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: For Your Perusal

Hello Dear,
With warm heart I offer my friendship and greetings, First of all, I use this opportunity to introduce myself; my name is Mr. Kobby Asare. I am 48 years single and I work with one of the top leading banks as an Account Officer. There in this bank existed a dormant account for the past 8 years which belong to an Engineer who worked with Shell Petroleum Development Company Takoradi, Ghana named Eng A.M Parker. But unfortunately he died in a ghastly motor accident which happened on 13th June 2009. All occupants of the car tragically lost their lives in the accident.

When I discovered that there had been neither deposits nor withdrawals from this account for this long period, I decided to carry out a system investigation and discovered that none of the family member nor relations of the late person is aware of this account. I have since then placed this amount $3,550,000:00 (Three Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account. I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this. I seek your assistance to present you as the Next of kin\Beneficiary to these funds since you are a foreigner. I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I am ever ready to give you 40% of the total money and will be very happy if you help me invest my share in your country. It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer from my head office here in Accra where every international transfers are been conducted to your account.

The transfer will take only 72hr from my head office into your nominated bank account anywhere you feel safer. I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this.

It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere you feel safer.

If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response. You reply me to my email address kobbyasare1958@gmail.com

With regards,
Kobby Asare.

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