419 scam: kelvin compaore <compaorekelvin@gmail.com> URGENT

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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:
- "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- kkcompaore1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kelvin compaore <compaorekelvin@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kkcompaore1@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 15:02:26 +0100
Subject: URGENT

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>From Kelvin Compaore
Dear Sir,
It's my desire to write you this direct personal letter, Furthermore
due to the proliferation of scam mails,I still have resolved to
contact you through this medium as the only option for now since I
don't have your telephone numbers,but I hope you maintain the
confidentiality of this mail.

Again, I'm Kelvin Compaore the executive director of Wattaho Mine
Field based in the North of the country Cote d'ivoire. However Colonel
Issiaka Ouattara nicknamed (Colonel Wattaho) my boss who is also the
leader of the Ivorian Garde rÃ©publicaine died on the 05/01/2020 in new
york city after a brief illness,I hope you are current with events in
my country cote d'Ivoire. You can confirm everything through this
website: https://libreinfo.net/le-colonel-major-issiaka-ouattara-alias-wattaoun-militaire-singulier-qui-sest-eteint/

Please I would like you to keep this information top secret, my boss
the late Colonel Issiaka Ouattara deposited the sum of 16.500.000US$
with a security firm in London as a corporate fund and these funds
were intended for the purchase of arms for the destabilization of the
government.

Now, I as his executive director, I'm the only one who is aware of
this fund deposit and all the relevant deposit documents are intact
with me as his personal confidant,but since the colonel has died and I
don't want the destabilization of my country this is why I'm
requesting for your assistance in the transferring of this sum to your
country for safekeeping and investment as a corporate fund.

Please indicate your interest as soon as you receive this mail so
that I can furnish you with all necessary informations about the
deposit and possible transfer to your country.You can please respond
me here kkcompaore1@gmail.com

Thanks,
Regards,
Kelvin Compaore

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