419 scam: "Mr.Kelvin James" <notice@mail.goo.ne.jp> PLEASE PAY A CLOSE ATTENTION TO THIS

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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:
- "million 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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +22969382618 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Kelvin James" <notice@mail.goo.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.Kelvin James" <officeprofile@protonmail.ch>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 01:54:26 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PLEASE PAY A CLOSE ATTENTION TO THIS

HEAD Headquarter: COTONOU BENIN
ROUTING NUMBER: 06103604
DIRECT PHONE: +229 69382618

Please Special Attention Needed:

I am sending this email with due respect, since we have not known or met
each other previously, I am asking for your assistance if it will be
possible for you to deal with a proposed investment.

I am Mr Kelvin James, Audit and Accounts Manager with the UNITED BANK OF
AFRICA (UBA) Benin. I am writing to request your assistance to re-position
the sum of $23
Million US dollars from my bank and transfer it into your account. This
fund is the personal fortune of Mr AndrÃ© Godwin, the former head of the
MinistÃ¨re of Finance Benin.

According to my investigations, I discovered that Mr AndrÃ© Godwin died
with no next of kin and according to the laws and constitution guiding this
banking institution, if no person makes a claim as the next of kin after
the expiration of 7 years, the fund will be placed into government hands as
unclaimed funds.

So I propose to put you forward as the legal next of kin to Mr AndrÃ©
Godwin and I will arrange all the paperwork so that we can appropriate
this money for ourselves AND I ASSURE YOU THAT ITS ABSOLUTELY RISK FREE, I
am the only one that manages his account so i wouldn't want to get involved
on this , I have searched you on social medias and I am very certain that i
can trust you , I want us to handle this matter very maturely , I will
prepare the rest documents and paper works as soon as I hear back from you
so we can discuss on the way forward ok

The total sum will be shared as follows: 60% for me, 40% for you and you
will have to pay $250 usd for an attorney to stand in here for you and sign
the papers on your behalf before the money will be approved to be
transferred into your account . I can assure you that this project is
completely risk-free and at the end, we will both be rich. Just follow my
instructions until the entire sum is transferred to your account and then I
will join you in your country.

Please provide your details as follows:

Full Name:
Full Address:
Gender:
Phone Number:

AS SOON AS I HEAR BACK FROM YOU I WILL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION WHERE TO
SEND THE FEE TO THE ATTORNEY

I am waiting to hear from you soon.

Regards
Mr Kelvin James
Manager, Audit and Accounts Department

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