419 scam: Micheal Kwame <michealkwame11@msn.com> Good day.

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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)
- "huge sum of money" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Micheal Kwame <michealkwame11@msn.com>
Reply-To: <Micheal_kwame20001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 15:45:15 +0000
Subject: Good day.

Dear Friend,

I
Mr Micheal Williams Kwame I am in charge of auditing and accounting
section of ECO BANK in West Africa with due respect and regard. I have
decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very
beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.We had a foreign
client Mr Hans Bennett.who deposited a huge sum of money (US$9.5million)
with our bank.

As it may interest you to know,please forgive my
indignation if it might offend without your prior consent through this
channel, I need a reliable honest and trust worthy person to entrust
this business with i was simply inspired and motivated to pick your
contact I know you are capable to champion in business of such magnitude
without any problem.

Eventually, this client was among the
victims of EGYPT AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the
31-10-1999 in U.S.A but, since then we have not had any body coming for
the claims as the next of kin. A situation I have monitored closely with
my position in the bank.

Now, having monitored this deposit and
managed it over the years before his death, and hence nobody has showed
up as the next of kin for the past SIX year plus, I have removed the
file to my private vault. I now solicit for your assistance to present
you as the next of kin as every other arrangement has being concluded by
me and I am only waiting for a foreigner to enable me move the fund to
his account. This does not have any risk attached to it as all the
internal documentations will be handled by me if interest i need your
full information

(1) Full Name
(2) Phone and Fax
(3) House Address
(4) Marital status
(5) country of Origin
(6) Passport No:

Therefore
request you to confirm your interest by a return message and I will
furnish you with details. Your interest will be negotiable before we
commence the operation. I look forward to hearing from you.

My Regards,
Mr Micheal Kwame

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