419 scam: AMOUSSOU ANDRE <kinross4@dragnet.com.au> Best Regards

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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)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "cotonou" (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.
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.
- amou229@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: AMOUSSOU ANDRE <kinross4@dragnet.com.au>
Reply-To: amou229@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:25:54 -0700
Subject: Best Regards

Dear Friend,
(TRANSFER OF US$14,000,000)

Please do not be surprise the way i got your contact. It is obvious that this
proposal will come to you as a surprise. This is because we have not meet
before but i am inspired to send you this email by the huge fund
transfer opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to both of us.

First Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I am AMOUSSOU
ANDRE ,Credit officer TRUST FINACIAL COMPANY here in cotonou.I believe
that you
will not betrayed me at last with the trust i intend putting on you now.
THE PROPOSITION

A foreigner, a Libyian,Late Engr.MAHMUD ALI IBRAHIM (snr)An iron steel company
chairman with the Federal Government here in Benin until his death some years
ago in a plain crash and he Deposited with us some amount of money worth
US$14,000,000(Fourteen million United States Dollars),the company now
expects a
next of kin as beneficiary of this money and Valuable efforts are
being made by
TRUST FINACIAL COMPANY to get in touch with any of the MAHMUD ALI'S family or
relatives but to no avail.

It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of
Late Engr MAHMUD ALI IBRAHIM (snr)'s next of kin (he had no wife or children
that is known to us).The management under the influence of our
chairman and members of the board of directors, have made arrangements for the
fund to be declared "Unclaimed» and subsequently be used to import
ammunition's
into our country.

However, In order to avert this negative development, some of my trusted
colleagues and I, now seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to
late Engr MAHMUD ALI IBRAHIM (snr) so that the fund US$14,000,000 will be
released and transferred into your account as the beneficiary.

All documents and proofs to enable you get this fund has been carefully
worked out. We have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to
locate any
of the deceased beneficiaries, and more so, we are assuring you
that this business is 100% risk free evolvement. Your share remains while the
rest will be for myself and my colleagues for investment purposes anywhere
according to agreement between we and your good self.

So as soon as we receive an acknowledgment of the receipt of this our mutual
business proposal from you, we would furnish you with the necessary
disbursement ratio to suite both parties.If this proposal is acceptable by
you, do not hesitate to contact me through my private e-mail :
amou229@gmail.com
Looking forward to your urgent response.

Best regards,
Amoussou Andre.

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