419 scam: "Mr. Francis Kuala"<fpena@datamarkets.com.ar> inquiry

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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: "Mr. Francis Kuala" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrkuaka@one.co.il>
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:46:42 -0700
Subject: inquiry

Good Day,

I introduce my self as Mr. Francis Kuala, the Chief Accountant of SONANGOL Holding, national oil drilling company in Luanda, Capital city of Republic of ANGOLA.

My company's website is www.sonangol.co.ao

I am presently in Berlin, Germany with our official affiliate financial Company for our annual fiscal account reconciliation. I have been here in Germany for couple of months now and will be flying back to Angola within the next thirty days.

However, I and my other two colleagues discovered a SONANGOL HOLDING floating cash fund to the tune of US$8,500,000.00 dollars in one of our sundry vault with our operational finance company. This allocation has no designation and needs our report for clearing in our account database.

Now, I want to use this opportunity to ask you for a favour and utmost cooperation in redirecting the floating allocation to you, as one of our foreign suppliers for our future investment in your country if the trust could be maintained.

30% of the total amount has been voluntarily agreed for your assistance.

I will only rely on your professional ideas and trust to work with you. Please advice urgently on your capability and willingness to handle this offer. Thank you.

Yours truly,

Mr. Francis Kuala.
Chief Accountant, Sonangol Holding.

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