419 scam: "Mrs Faith Malu" <ffic13@att.net> Contact my secretary

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- kiki_reymond1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Faith Malu" <ffic13@att.net>
Reply-To: <kiki_reymond1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:14:54 -0700
Subject: Contact my secretary

My Dear friend,

I'm very glad to update you about my success in getting those money transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from London. right now I'm in London for investment projects with my own share of the total money, meanwhile,i didn't forsake your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those money re-matter it failed us some how.

Now get in touch with my secretary in Cotonou Benin Rep His name is Mr. Kiki on kiki_reymond1@yahoo.fr and tell him to send you the total sum of $950,000,00 USD which I keep for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to help me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.

Now feel free and get in touch with my secretary Mr.Kiki and instruct him where to send the money to you.Try and update me as soon as you receive it so that we can share the joy together as one brother after all the sufferings at that time. Meanwhile, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand,

Please remember that I had forwarded instruction to the my secretary on your behalf to receive that money,

CONTACT Kiki WITH BELOW INFORMATION
NAME; Mr. Kiki
EMAIL; kiki_reymond1@yahoo.fr

So feel free to get in touch with Mr. Kiki with this email address kiki_reymond1@yahoo.fr he will send the money to you without any delay.

Yours faithfully
Mrs. Faith Malu

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