419 scam: "Frederick Kasper"<server-me@gmail.com> Did you send any body on your behalf?

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "international remittance department" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Frederick Kasper" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frederickkasper@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 23:11:06 +0200
Subject: Did you send any body on your behalf?

Hi Recipient,

The U.S Government, World Bank and The United Nation have officially approved to pay part of your contract/Inheritance Fund

Valued at USD$7.5m. This decision was made last week during an executive meeting where it was decided that all financial

organization and all Nations Central bank and financial institutes should pay all outstanding deposits accrued from

contract, loans, inheritance, commercials, charity and goodwill offers which has been held by Governments or banks due to

beneficiary’s inability to meet up with high transfer charges.

With this development, a woman by name (Colette Ballard) came to our office with an application stating that you gave her

the power of attorney to be the beneficiary of your outstanding contract/Inheritance/award funds. She made us to believe

that you are dead and that she is your next of kin. We got your email address through our data base and decided to send an

email through this address hoping to find out if you are dead or alive and also to find out if you at any time gave this

woman the power of attorney to represent you.

Please let us know also if you are aware that we are almost ready to transfer part payment of $5.5m USD of your outstanding

funds of $USD7.5 to her nominated bank account as stated below:

First National Bank
2008 Pratt Ave. Bellevue
Nebraska 68123
Account Number 20172378410
Routing Number 104000016
Beneficiary: Colette Ballard

If you are not aware of the above instruction, do respond to this email immediately by contacting the Chairman of the

International remittance department (Frederick Kasper) for immediate transfer of your funds.

Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond or contact any person or office with respect to this transfer other than

this office. If you are still alive, you should reconfirm your information below;

1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) RESIDENCE ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY
3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE PHONE NUMBER

Best regards,

Operation Manger.

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