419 scam: "Hekki Kupari"<hekkkupari88@gmail.com> I Want You To Put Up A Claim

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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:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Hekki Kupari" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hekkikupari88@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 02:03:04 -0000
Subject: I Want You To Put Up A Claim

Good Day,

I am contacting with regards to this particular fund belonging to my deceased client,who may be related to you and since you bear the same last name I decided to contact you about this unclaimed deposits (9 Million USD) as I am the only person aware of this fund. I want you to put up a claim to this fund,the Bank will transfer the money to you. Then you will have 45% of the whole amount to yourself and remit 45% to me.

If you are interested in my proposal, then we shall proceed. I will provide all the relevant documents of the deceased upon request such as

1. AFFIDAVIT FORM
2. DEATH CERTIFICATE
3. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
4. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP

After all, you will present all our documents to the Bank.As soon as the bank receives your claim, I will be notified by the Bank that someone is laying claims to the funds of which I will then proceed to confirm and authenticate your status as a relative of my late client and also the true beneficiary of the fund. I will as well make recommendations in your favor. Once the bank completes their verifications they will open up correspondence with you and initiate the process of the transfer.

All I have explained above are the exact steps and procedures which this transaction involves. I will only commence this process with you on the provision that you pledge total honesty and also respect the confidentiality of this transfer and keep it as such.
Based on my experience, involvement of third parties in this type of transaction may bring complications which I do not intend to experience.

Hekki Kupari

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