419 scam: "Mr. Ken Cole" <sbps@infoclub.com.np> Good Day!!!

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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:
- "30% for you " (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)
- "mr.ken_cole@tokyo.ir" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ken Cole" <sbps@infoclub.com.np>
Reply-To: "Mr. Ken Cole" <mr.ken_cole@tokyo.ir>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:36:31 -0000
Subject: Good Day!!!

Mr. Ken Cole
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.
Sai Wan Ho Branch,
83, Des Voeux Road,
Hong Kong.

Good Day,

Please kindly accept my apology for sending
you this email without your consent. I believe you
are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I sourced your
profile from the peoples search database on the web during my descret search
for a foreign partner whom can assist me in taking this business to it
success. Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events.
I have a proposal for you.This however is not mandatory nor
will I in any manner compel you to honor against
your will, but I hope you will read on and consider the value I offer.

My name is Mr. Ken Cole,And My father was the credit officer in Hang Seng
Bank, Hong Kong. I have a business prop in the tune of $19.5m which is
diposited in an offshore security company in malaysia with your assistace if
willing.

After the successful transfer, we shall share in
ratio of 30% for you and 70% for me. Should you be
interested, please respond to my letter immediately,so we can commence all
arrangements and I will give you more information on the project and how we
would handle it.

You can contact me on my private email:
(mr.ken_cole@tokyo.ir) and send me the
following information for documentation purpose:

(1)Full names
(2)private phone number
(3)current residential address
(4)Occupation
(5)Age and Sex.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards,
Mr. Ken Cole.
___________________________________________________________________

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