419 scam: Safo Kantan <skant01@naver.com> CONFIDENTIAL TRUST URGENT REPLY

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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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Safo Kantan <skant01@naver.com>
Reply-To: Safo Kantan <safo.kantan@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 23:36:03 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL TRUST URGENT REPLY

Dear friend,

I am Mr .Safo Kantan, the head of file department of African Development Bank here in Burkina Faso (ADB). In my department I discover an abandoned sum of US$9.3mllion US Dollars in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his family in plane crash.

It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the fund to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for the safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it. I agree that 50% of this fund will be for you, and 50%would be for me. Then after the money is been transferred into your account, I will visit your country for an investment under your kind control.

If you are really sure of your trustworthy, accountability and confidentiality on his transaction, contact me and agree that you will not change your mind to cheat or disappoint me when the fund have being transferred into your account. Besides you should not entertain any fear because I am sure of the success as an insider in the bank. Please reply with the assurance, include your private telephone numbers necessary to facilitate an easy communication in this transaction. As soon as you reply i will let you know the next step to follow in order to finalize this transaction immediately. I expect your urgent communication +22679857827

Your Full Name________________
Your Home Address____________
Your Age ____________________
Youâ€™re Telephone Number_______
Your Occupation _______________
I am waiting for your urgent respond to enable us proceed further for the transfer.

Yours faithfully,
Mr .Safo Kantan

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