419 scam: Mr Thomas Kabari <451banknak@gmail.com> Good Day Dear Giuliani,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states 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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- thomaskabari.1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Thomas Kabari <451banknak@gmail.com>
Reply-To: thomaskabari.1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2018 12:23:33 -0800
Subject: Good Day Dear Giuliani,

ATTN : Giuliani
From Mr Thomas Kabari
Abidjan Cote D Ivoire
Email : thomaskabari.1@yahoo.com

Good Day Dear Giuliani,

I beg your excuse for the inconveniences that this Mail may cause
you.My name is Mr Thomas Kabari , I work with one of the local Banks
here in Abidjan Cote Ivoire,I am the personal accounts manager to on
Engr.Norman. R. Giuliani, a National of your Country, who owned a
construction company here in Ivory Coast (Cote D Ivoire).

My client, his wife, and their three children were involved in the ill
fated Kenya Airways crash in the coasts of Abidjan in January 2009 in
which all passengers on board died.

Since then I have made several inquiries to your Embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relatives but has been Unsuccessful.

After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his Last name
over the Internet, to see if I could locate any member of his family
hence I came across your contact.

The particular interest is this huge amount deposited with our bank
here in, where the deceased has an account valued at ( Two Hundred and
Fifty Millon USD ) US$250.000.000 million United States dollars.

Being the personal a/c manager of the decease's bank account, the bank
has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin / beneficiary or
else the bank will declare the account UN-serviceable and thereby
forfeit the funds to the bank treasury.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over the
past 7 years now, I hereby seek your consent (with due respect and
Honor) to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you
have the same last names with him, so that the proceeds of this
account can be paid to you and then you and I will share the money
50/50.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under all legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please provide me with

Your full Names and Address,
Date of birth,
Telephone and Fax Number

For immediate documentations, If you can handle this with me, reach me
now urgently with the information requested.

Kindly reach me via my private email as indicated above for further details.

Thanks in advance for your anticipated cooperation.
Cordially,
Mr Thomas Kabari

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