419 scam: "DR.KEVIN KOJO" <drkevink867@gmail.com> Greetings, my 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)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- drkevinkojo1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.KEVIN KOJO" <drkevink867@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drkevinkojo0@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 11:54:52 +0200
Subject: Greetings, my dear friend.

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Greetings, my dear friend.

Before I introduce myself, I would like to inform you that this letter
is not a false message and I urge you to treat it seriously.

This letter should come to you as a big surprise, but I believe it's
just one day that people meet and become great friends and business
partners.

Please I want you to read this letter very carefully and I
must apologize for invading this message to your mailbox without any
formal introduction due to the urgency and confidentiality of this
business and I know this message will come to you as a surprise.

Please, it's not a joke and I do not want you playing with it. Okay,
with all due respect for your person and a lot of sincerity of
purpose, I make that contact with you because I believe you can be of
great help to me.

I am Dr. Kevin Kojo, personal account officer of my late client, a
national of your country who died here in my country Republic of Cote
d'Ivoire in West Africa After all the investigation Even with the
relevant embassy did not produce results.

I urge you for your
immediate response and positive commitment and efforts to facilitate
the transfer of funds of $ 8.million usd to you as the next Kin before
being confiscated by the Bank. Kindly contact me through this
address; (drkevinkojo1@gmail.com)

I hope to hear from you to give you more details and the contact
information of the director of the bank.
Greetings,

Dr. Kevin Kojo.

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