419 scam: "Mrs. Rita KOKOU" <ritakokou65@ok.net> Urgent Reply

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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.
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.
- mrs.rita_k@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rita KOKOU" <ritakokou65@ok.net>
Reply-To: mrs.rita_k@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 20:19:14 +0400
Subject: Urgent Reply

My Dearest One

I am called Mrs. Rita KOKOU, I am suffering from Cancer of the Throat since 3 years and half now unfortunately, my attending physician has just informed me that I am in full final phase and that my days are close because of my degraded enough health status. I am a widow, my husband died in a traffic accident two years ago with our two children. My major concern is to make a success of this donation with you before my death to immortalize my heart on ground with the fact, the reason I contact you is that I wish to donate part of my goods which I have nobody who could inherit.

I almost sold all my business of which a company of wood export and an Iron and steel industry in Africa and also in Benin Republic West Africa. I want a large part of these collected funds to be donated to various associations in humanity, such as orphans and the poor I am donating the sum of $3.5Million at present my Own account is in Benin Republic in correspondence bank with (BAB), my last wish is to donate this fund to the poor through you.

You should contact me on my private E-mail: (mrs.rita_k@yahoo.fr) for more details if you are interested to handle this donation.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Rita KOKOU.

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