419 scam: "kosoko"<seyekosoko@sc.com> Re: From Company Secretary

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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:
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "kosoko" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <seyekosoko@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 20:26:52 -0700
Subject: Re: From Company Secretary

Greeting!
TOP CONFIDENTIAL
I am Mr. Seye Kosoko a Chief Legal Officer/Company Secretary at Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria and I have a good transaction which will benefit two of us hence is not against your want. I privately helped my deceased client, Mr. Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha a former Bayelsa State (Oil rich state) governor to deposit $5,500,000.00USD before his sudden death.
I assure you, this is a clean deal, no trace of the fund at all, since I quickly move the $5,500,000.00USD into Standard Chartered Bank United Kingdom on investment advice and wipe data upon confirmation of his sudden demise to me and I am contacting to confirm your authenticity as the authorize beneficiary of the above fund since the bank is waiting for the beneficiary account details and address or for submission of fund transfer application.
Please feel free to visit this website for more details: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/former-bayelsa-governor-alamieyeseigha-dies-at-62/222468/
I have all the apparatus to legally make you the sole beneficiary of the aforesaid fund without breaching the international financial law.
I am impecunious and I will not want to miss the great opportunity.
Percentage ratios 70/30
I look forward for your prompt reply.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Seye Kosoko
Chief Legal Officer/Company Secretary

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