419 scam: "Mr.Frank Edward " <kaffa.w1002@gmail.com> Dear Friend

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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)
- "million 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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22998654900 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- frankedwardchamb@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Frank Edward " <kaffa.w1002@gmail.com>
Reply-To: frankedwardchamb@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 08:27:43 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend.

With Due Respect.

It is my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you
for us to work together in this transaction. I am Mr.Frank Edward the
manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance Department of
CONTINENTAL BANK OF BENIN (C. B. B) here in Cotonou, Benin republic.
In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of (US$10.5 Million
dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign Customer
(MR. PAUL LOUIS from Paris , France ) who died along with His entire
family on the 25th of December 2003 in a plane crash.

VIEW THIS WEB SITE FOR MORE INFO: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm

I am afraid if this money stays in our bank without claim for A long
period of time, our government will step in because the Banking law
and guidelines here stipulates that if such amount remains unclaimed
after 10 years or above, the money will be transferred into the
government treasury account as an unclaimed fund. However, since you
are a foreigner, I solicit to nominate you as the next of kin /
relative to my deceased client for the claim and transfer of the fund
into your bank account through my arrangement and directives which is
very legal and secured as I will guide you accordingly in following up
all the required process in a very professional manner and
confidentiality whereby we will obtain the legal document required in
backing up the claim and release of the fund to you promptly without
any breach of law.

Upon your acceptance to carry out this project with me, I will offer
you 40% of the total sum, while 60% shall be for me. immediately you
acceptance to do this deal with me, we shall jointly effect the
transfer within eight working days. Please be informed that this
transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is
legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism
or any other illegal act. On your interest, let me hear from you,
along with the below information as further details of the transfer
will be forwarded to you immediately I receive your response to this
message. please make sure that you keep this transaction as your top
secret and make it confidential till the money is fully transferred
into the account that you will provide to the Bank. Don't disclose it
to any body, because the secrecy of this transaction is as well as the
success of it, have a great day.

For more information on this, send to me your below detail directly to
my private email as follows: (frankedwardchamb@hotmail.com) and call
me +229 98 65 49 00.

Your Names:..........
Address:.............
Phone numbers:.......
Nationality:.......
E-mail ID:...........

Yours Sincerely,
MR FRANK EDWARD.
CONTINENTAL BANK.
BENIN REPUBLIC,
West Africa.

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