419 scam: FRANK KIBAKI <info@frank.com> YOUR ASSISTANCE NEEDED..

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "million united states 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 of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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.
- frank-kibaki2011@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: FRANK KIBAKI <info@frank.com>
Reply-To: frank-kibaki2011@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:06:45 -0430
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE NEEDED..

Goodday Friend,

My name is Frank Kibaki and my sister Jane Kibaki,we are Kenyan
National,who is currently at the refugee camp here in
Accra-Ghana.Please i will like you to assist me and my sister to
retrieve and receive our consignment over there in American that
contains $25million United States dollars and some quantity of gold
and Diamond, which I cannot specify.

The consignment is presently in American.The consignments get to the
state through the help of a diplomatic courier agent Mr.Chambas
Mohamed IBN The fact is that Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN is suppose to have
delivered the consignment to a man called MR.WAYNE RICHARDSON in
American.The week Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN is suppose to deliver the
consignment to him, when he got to American after clearing the
consignment from the Airport,he call MR.WAYNE RICHARDSON to tell him
the description to his house for the delivery, but his wife answered
the call and told Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN that her husband MR.WAYNE
RICHARDSON hard a fatal car accident which lead to his death some few
hours

later.MR.WAYNE RICHARDSON has already paid the demur rages from the
security company, he paid for Bullion van that took the consignment to
the airport and he paid for custom check report he also assisted us in
getting the DRUG / ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE, but he has already
acquire it, but unfortunately he died in a car accident, that was why
Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN has to deposit the consignment with a warehouse
over there in American and called us to informed us about what is
happening,and told us to look for a new beneficiary to received the
consignment.So please i will like you to assist me and my Sister to
received the consignment from the diplomat in the UNITED STATE OF
AMERICA NOW.

If you accept to assist us in being our new beneficiary please kindly
get back to us with your delivery address and phone number so we can
forward to the courier agent in UNITED STATE OF AMERICA,for him to
contact you for immediate delivery of our consignment to you.Please
you can only reply to our private email below:
frank-kibaki2011@hotmail.com

Thanks and God bless you
Frank & Jane Kibaki.

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