419 scam: Christophe Kakanakou <chriskakanakou@mail.kz> new mail

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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:
- "million 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)
- ",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)
- "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)
- "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Christophe Kakanakou <chriskakanakou@mail.kz>
Reply-To: chriskakanakou@rocketmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:16:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: new mail

Dear,

I am Mr.Christophe Kakanakou, an accountant and the director of currency operations in our Central bank. I decided to contact you for a business relationship which shall be of great mutual benefits for both of us.

Recently, there was an order from my government for immediate change of faces and denomination of our currency notes. This is to checkmate fake currencies injected into our economy by some group of Chinese and Lebanese business men. A deadline was given to all citizens to pay in all the cash with them into their commercial banks to enable the central bank release its equivalents to the concerned commercial banks with the new currency notes already in circulation. Many local business men/women did not comply with government orders/directives, after the deadline when some brought theirs.
Unfortunately, the money is no longer considered as our legal tender, so it is now wasteful and useless. Though all the wasted currency was submitted to apex bank by the commercial banks for destruction by burning in accordance with government directives. However this come an opportunity to me as my advantage so I have to exclude part of good currency during accounting as the total wasted/useless value in my statement of account report to the presidency to be among cash to be destroyed by burning which i am successfully made the total value in cash of US$50,000,000.00(Fifty Million US dollars only) as was converted to US dollar Bills in the black(Parallel) market.

For obvious reasons, I cannot spend this money here or place it in any commercial bank in my country to avoid suspicion, notice or exposure to my authorities, further I succeeded in transporting the money to another country where it is placed in cash in a security vault of one of security firms as being owned by a foreigner.

I have to give you 30% of the total $50million as your commission for helping me receive the fund in your address,company and name.

Moreover a special arrangement to change the fund ownership into your address and names has been made and can be done within 24hours after receiving your positive response. Of course, I do not expect you to discuss this matter with any body no matter who the person is to you. It is 100% risk free.

Regards,
Christophe Kakanakou

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