419 scam: Hon Christoph Rene <ks960527@gmail.com> Hello

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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:
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Hon Christoph Rene <ks960527@gmail.com>
Reply-To: christophrene2@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:27:23 -0700
Subject: Hello

Hello

I am Hon. Christoph Rene , A solicitor At Law, personal attorney to a
national of your country, who use to be a contractor with Togo
regional Water Scheme in Lome Togo, who died in a car accident long
time ago, He deposited a fund valued of ( $5.9 million united dollars
) and the bank where he deposited this money is trying to confiscate
the money since i cannot locate any member of his family a long time
after his death, I am seeking your sincere partnership since you share
the same last names with my late client and probably come from the
same country, Do not hesitate to send me the following information
below for easy communication and endeavor to reply through my private
email address for more details if you are interested,

Your full names
Your email address
Your private Telephone Number

Thanks for your understanding

Hon.Christoph Rene

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