419 scam: "Lt. Col. Boulos Kappa"<blskappa@hotmail.com> Lt. Col. Boulos Kappa

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Lt. Col. Boulos Kappa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <boukappa@europe.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 04:52:57 -0800
Subject: Lt. Col. Boulos Kappa - Iraq.

Hello Again;

I have been indisposed for long as you may know, facing a Private Military Inquiry Panel (PMIP) in Iraq, investigating myself and 5 of my colleagues concerning the funds. I am happy to inform you that I, along 5 others came out clean and the funds is still intact waiting to be transferred to you while we're retain to continue with advisory/training duties to the Iraqi Forces here in Iraq.

I having been expecting to hear from you all along without success. You demanded for my identities which I had sent before now but still waiting to hear from you. Be informed again that all is set. Transfer arrangement has been perfectly made with the bank and everything is set, just waiting to hear from you and providing a safe account for the transfer of the funds out of Iraq in earliest to you for the purpose of investing my share as agreed.

What I need from you specifically is you providing a safe account for the transfer and investing my share of the funds in a lucrative business based on trust until my mission here is over.

Please get back to me ONLY VIA SECURE EMAIL, FOR NOW MY SATELLITE PHONE IS BEEN MONITORED. Soon after I hear from you, I'll send full details.

Waiting,
Col.Bolous Kappa

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