419 scam: "Mrs Esther Kiban"<eesther@info.com> Charity

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Esther Kiban" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jameseaeh25@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:32:14 -0800
Subject: Charity

>From Mrs Esther Kiban

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you now and forever more amen.Permit me to introduce myself as I seek you indulgence in this noble cause to charity.

I am Esther Kiban, a Zambian citizen; I am a 64 year old barren woman. I am a new Christian convert, recently I was diagnosed with a liver problem,According to my doctor report, my condition is very critical that I might not survive. I have been undergoing treatment for it. I have since lost my ability to talk and hear well and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.

Please I am contacting you to seek your good assistance and to let you know that I have decided to set up a foundation for charitable work in your country through you with this amount $8,500,000.00 (Eight Million five hundred thousand US Dollars) which I inherited from my late husband. The fund is in a prime bank .Meanwhile I have prayed concerning this donation for Gods guidance, and if in your heart you genuinely and faithfully desire to use this fund for the propagation of God's work in any form whether for orphanage home, schools, supporting destitute children and women, Church planting, evangelism or whatever you may have in mind that will be to the glory of God, I will like you to pray concerning this divine assignment and get in touch with me immediately through email for further directives on how you will get in touch with the bank.

I know quite well that this assignment will disengage you from your personal activities; therefore I have mapped out 20% of the total sum for you as your commission for the assignment, while 80% will be used for charitable works.Please reply me through this private email address above and below for quick response to you.just click on the email inside this letter for your prompt response.
God bless you.
Mrs. Esther Kiban.

NB, I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this development.
Please I need you to contact me here for more informations.

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