419 scam: "From Mrs.Douris Kones" <tyu.nko@aol.co.uk> From Mrs Douris kones

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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:
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mrsdouriskones111@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- please. regards, mrs douris kones send reply to: mrsdouriskones111@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "From Mrs.Douris Kones" <tyu.nko@aol.co.uk>
Reply-To: mrsdouriskones111@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2014 01:33:32 -0700
Subject: From Mrs Douris kones

Hello,

My Name is Mrs Douris kones the wife of late Engineer Jeff Kones a petrochemical/oil exploration engineer with the Syrian Petroleum Company located in Damascus. In fact "CIVIL WAR" is raging seriously in my country SYRIA for now and my beloved husband have been killed while he was in the office including my three (3) children and all our properties destroyed by bomb. I and my only surviving daughter is now in a refugee camp for the safety of our lives.Please I need your mutual assistance in investing some reasonable sums of funds (US$8.7M) only in your country.This funds is a proceed from the sales of crude oil allocated to my late husband as compensation by some foreign customers.

Due to the war going on now in my country, I have made up my mind to depart from Syria as quickly as possible with my only surviving daughter to your country. I have successfully moved the funds to a peaceful location in (EUROPE) and i want you to assist me to receive the money then invest it into any profitable venture in your country and help us to relocate to your country for final settlement.

I got your personal information from the internet from my thorough search for a reliable and God fearing person that could handle this project, i fasted and prayed and God directed me to contact you.

Get back to me with your particulars such as your full names,profession,age and contact address for more details if you know that you can be able to handle this financial project for our life's are endanger over here.Bear in mind that there's no risk involved as i have all the legal documents for the claim of the fund which i shall send to you.Whatever may be your decision i beg you to keep this project confidential please as i do not want any person to know about it but only you whom i have trusted with my spirit, soul and body.

Our communication should be only by e-mail because we are not allowed to receive or make phone calls in the refugee camp where we are for now.

God bless you.

Urgent response please.
Regards,
Mrs Douris kones
SEND REPLY TO: mrsdouriskones111@yahoo.co.jp <mailto:mrsdouriskones111@yahoo.co.jp> <mailto:douriskones@yahoo.co.jp>

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