419 scam: Brown Koller <brownkoller2@outlook.com> FUND TRANSFER.

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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)
- "a project that will be very beneficial to both of us" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- ",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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Brown Koller <brownkoller2@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <bk6973265@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 08:54:15 +0100
Subject: FUND TRANSFER.

Dear Friend,
PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL
I am Mr.Brown Koller the Manager in charge of United Nations Auditing section in African Development Bank(A.D.B.) Dakar Senegal in West Africa.
I have decided to contact you on a project that will be very beneficial to both of us. During our auditing in this Bank, I came across some amount of money belonging to a deceased foreign investor Mr.Andreas Schranner died with his wife and their only daughter on July 31, 2000 in a plane crash. The fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody from his relation before my discovery.
The said amount is $20,500,000 (Twenty Million Five Hundred thousand US Dollars). Please Check the weblink for confirmation. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.
The quest of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Senegalese cannot stand as next of kin. I dont want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Funds. Be rest assured this transaction is 100% risk free.
On your response, we shall discuss the method of this transaction. I look forward to receive your urgent reply.E-Mail Address:bk6973265@gmail.comYours Faithfully,Mr.Brown Koller.

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