419 scam: "FRANK KIBAKI" <info@kibaki.org> Please Assist Us

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
- kibakifrank14@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "FRANK KIBAKI" <info@kibaki.org>
Reply-To: kibakifrank14@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:42:32 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Please Assist Us

My name is Frank Kibaki and my sister Jane Kibaki,we are Kenyan
National,who is currently at the refugee camp here in Accra-Ghana.Please i
will like you to
assist me and my sister to retrieve and receive our consignment over there in
American that contains $25million United States dollars and some quantity of
gold and Diamond, which I cannot specify.

The consignment is presently in American.The consignments get to the state
through the help of a diplomatic courier agent Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN.

The fact is that Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN is suppose to have delivered the
consignment to a man called MR.WAYNE RICHARDSON in American.The week
Mr.Chambas Mohamed
IBN is suppose to deliver the consignment to him, when he got to American
after
clearing the consignment from the Airport,he call MR.WAYNE RICHARDSON to
tell him the
description to his house for the delivery,but his wife answered the call
and told Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN that her husband MR.WAYNE RICHARDSON hard
a fatal car accident which lead to his death some
few hours later.MR.WAYNE RICHARDSON has already paid the demur rages from
the
security company, he paid for Bullion van that took the consignment to the
airport and he paid for custom check report he also assisted us in getting
the DRUG / ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE, but he has already acquire it, but
unfortunately he died in a car accident, that was why Mr.Chambas Mohamed
IBN has to deposit the consignment with a
warehouse over there in American and called us to informed us about what
is happening,and told us to look for a new beneficiary to received the
consignment.

So please i will like you to assist me and my Sister to received the
consignment from the diplomat in the UNITED STATE OF AMERICA NOW.If you
accept to assist us in being our new beneficiary please kindly get back to
us with your delivery address and phone number so we can forward to the
courier agent in UNITED STATE OF AMERICA,for him to contact you for
immediate delivery of our consignment to you.Please
you can only reply to our private email below,

kibakifrank14@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks and God bless you
Frank & Jane Kibaki.

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