419 scam: Mrs Kate Mbanus <mrskatembanus5@hotmail.com> PLANE CRASH ON GMT 14;22 NEW YORK TO GENEVA

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge deposit" (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 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Kate Mbanus <mrskatembanus5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrskatembanus2@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:03:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLANE CRASH ON GMT 14;22 NEW YORK TO GENEVA

Dear Friend,

My name is Mrs Kate Mbanus the Personal accountant to Late Mr. Hoel Paul
Edouard, a national of France, who died in a Plane crash on Monday 2nd
September 1998 GMT 14:22 UK while they were flying from New York to
Geneva.-http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html
My client his wife and three children lost their lives on that plane
crash. Since then, I have made several inquiries to the embassy to
locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has proved
unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace
his relatives over the internet, so as to locate any member of his
family but to no avail. Hence I contacted you to assist me in
repatriating the money that belonged to my late client before they get
confiscated or declared as unserviceable by the bank where this huge
deposit were lodged.

Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
$20.5 Million Dollars, has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working
days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives therefore, I
have decided to seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $20.5
Million Dollars, can be paid to you and then you and me can share the
money 50% to me and 50% to you, I have the Certificate of deposit that
can be used to back up any claim we may make.

Note: Please be informed that this transaction is financially intensive
and we shall both take care of this transaction. All I required is your
honest co-operation to enable us be successful

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Best regards,

Mrs Kate Mbanus

RE:YOUR ASSISTANCE NEEDED URGENTLY

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