419 scam: "Pascal and Suzy Koester." <spwills@cantv.net> Greetings From Pascal and Suzy Koester

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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:
- "hundred thousand u.s 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Pascal and Suzy Koester." <spwills@cantv.net>
Reply-To: spw_williams@cantv.net
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:50:20 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Greetings From Pascal and Suzy Koester

Greetings From Pascal and Suzy Koester

I am writting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we
have not known ourselves previously.

I am asking for your assistance after I have gone through a profile that
speaks good of you. I will be so glad if you can allow and lead me to the
right channel towards your assistance to our situation now.I will make my
proposal well known if I am given the opportunity. I would like to use
this opportunity to introduce myself to you. well, I am Pascal Koester
22 and my younger sister Sandra-Suzy Koester is 19. I know that this
proposal might be a surprise to you but do consider it as an emmergency.

In nutshell, our late father Cheif Andrew Williams Koester was the
personal advicer to the former head of state in my country Sierra Leone in
west Africa,he was also the former owner of a shipping company which he
sold as a result of the war and deposited the fund for foreign investment
But he was killed along side with my mother during the longing civil war
and all his properties was totally destroyed. However, after their death
we managed to escape with a very important document (deposit certificate
of $18,300,000.00) Eighteen Million Three Hundred Thousand U.S dollars
deposited by our late father in a Bank which we are the next of kins.

Meanwhile,I am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn
personality to help us transfer the money over to his country and into his
possession pending our arrival to meet with him.

Furthermore,you can contact the Bank here in Africa for confirmation and i
will issue a letter of Introduction as our Guildian/Trustee,that will
enable the Bank to deal with you on our behalf.We are giving you this
offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist us
or take us as your children and manage the money.I will also be happy if
you can come over here in Africa to see us and at the same time handle the
transfer process.

Conclusively,i wish you send us a reply as soon as you recieve this
proposal for confidential purposes, your urgent reply will be highly
appreciated.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Yours sincerely,
Pascal Koester.

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