419 scam: Mr Kabo <mrkabo2010@gmail.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)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Kabo <mrkabo2010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: obakabo1954@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 04:10:27 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: GOOD DAY

Dear Friend,

How are youtoday?.Well it is a pleasure to contact you on this regard and i pray that thiswill turn out to be ever lasting relationship for both of us. However it's justmy urgent need for a Foreign partner that made me to contact you for thisTransaction,i got your contact from our chambers of commerce, while searchingfor someone that I can go into partnership with. I am Mr Kabo Oba, the bill andexchange manager with the Bank Of Africa.(B.O.A).

I have theopportunity of transferring the left over fund (31.8 Million UsDollars)Thirty-One Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States of AmericanDollars of one of my Bank clients who died along with his supposed next of kinin an air crash at Kenya on july 21th 2003.

I agree that 40% ofthis money will be for you in respect of the provision of a foreign account,50%for me while 10% is for establishing of foundation for the less privilleges inyour country.If you are really interested in my proposal further details of theTransfer will be forwarded unto you as soon as I receive your willingness mailfor successful transfer.

Please, visit thewebsite below for more informations about the Plane Crash and the tragic deathof the deceased and his entire family, Late DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

Sincerely,
Mr Kabo.O.Kabo.

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