419 scam: "Mr. Kiki Remond" < Esther@dolphin.ocn.ne.jp> Attention dear partner,

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +22998282636 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Kiki Remond" < Esther@dolphin.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Kiki Remond" <mr.carlos@qip.ru>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 21:37:06 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention dear partner,

Attention dear partner,

I have contacted my secretary to confirm if you have received the compensation draft check of ($2.8Million) DOLLARS which I issued in your name, but he told me that he could not send it to you because of some problem and courier charges, Now I have called my bank to cancel the payment regards to the draft check and then authorized them to transfer the payment into ATM CARD in your name which they did, for all the amount without withdrawal limits and with possibility to withdraw money electronically.

As of now be informed that the delivery charges has been paid and the ATM DEBIT CARD is going to be in your name, but to reactivate the ATM CARD officially, you have to forward your current information's as requested below to the bank, and also comply with their instruction for the easier procedure and urgent to get everything done. Then they will reactivate the CARD and send it at your residence address for your immediate use.

This likely the details that the bank will need from you,

1. Your full name:______
2. Residence address:_______
3. Phone number:_________
4. Cell numbers:_______
5. Private email:________
6. Sex:_____
7. Age:_____
8. Occupation:________
9. Country:___________
10. Nationality:________
11. Copy of passport or id.

Manager Atm foreign operation Center
Name: Mr. Carlos Ude
E-mail: ( mr.carlos@qip.ru )
Tel: +229) 98282636.

Therefore you have to stop contacting anybody else or offices regards the draft check since I have authorized the bank to issue atm card on your behalf, so that you can be withdrawing your fund electronically from the atm card to avoid any further problems. Get back to me once you received the atm card Thank you.

I await your good-news soon as you cash the Atm Master Card.

Best regards,
Mr. Kiki Raymond

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