419 scam: "Mr.king Charles" <king1bcharles@vasmut.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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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: "Mr.king Charles" <king1bcharles@vasmut.com>
Reply-To: mr.kingcharles@live.com
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:29:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello

Hello,

My name is Mr King Charles, i was the personal account manager to a national of your country who was involved in the ill fated Kenya Airways that crash in coast of Abidjan. He is a beneficiary to a deposit with our bank which is at a summary of US$15 million. As his account manager, hearing the report of his death,

Enquiries was made by the bank management to trace he's extended family relatives to come forth for the claim the proceeds but the efforts proved abortive. It was during one of my research that i came across your email address and now decided to inform you of this information.

Since he is a national of your country i whish to appoint you as his next of kin, with this arrangement, the bank management will acknowledge you as his next of kin and will accept to release this money in your favour. I am giving you this classified information in order to connive with you to get the money out of my bank into your bank account as his next of kin, of which we shall be shared accordingly.

If you are ready to cooperate with me on the claim of this fund, email me back with the following information:

YOUâ€™RE AGE
MARITAIL STATUS
ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBER

I will be most glad to hear from you.
Yours Sincerely,
King Charles.

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