419 scam: "FRANK KIBAKI" <info@kibaki.org> ASSISTANCE NEEDED

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "million united states 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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin 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.
- frankkibaki84@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FRANK KIBAKI" <info@kibaki.org>
Reply-To: frankkibaki84@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:47:01 +0100
Subject: ASSISTANCE NEEDED

My name is Frank Kibaki and my sister Jane Kibaki,we are Kenyan National,who
is currently at the refugee camp here in Accra-Ghana.Please i will like you
to assist me and my sister to retrieve and receive our consignment over there
in American that contains $25million United States dollars and some quantity
of gold and Diamond, which I cannot specify.

The consignment is presently in American.The consignments get to the state
through the help of a diplomatic courier agent Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN The
fact is that Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN is suppose to have delivered the
consignment to a man called MR.WAYNE RICHARDSON in American.The week
Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN is suppose to deliver the consignment to him, when he
got to American after clearing the consignment from the Airport,he call
more blessings more blessings: MR.WAYNE RICHARDSON to tell him the
description to his house for the delivery,

but his wife answered the call and told Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN that her
husband MR.WAYNE RICHARDSON hard a fatal car accident which lead to his death
some few hours later.MR.WAYNE RICHARDSON has already paid the demur rages
from the security company, he paid for Bullion van that took the consignment
to the airport and he paid for custom check report he also assisted us in
getting the DRUG / ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE, but he has already acquire it,
more blessings more blessings: but unfortunately he died in a car accident,
that was why Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN has to deposit the consignment with a
warehouse over there in American and called us to informed us about what is
happening,and told us to look for a new beneficiary to received the
consignment.So please i will like you to assist me and my Sister to received
the consignment from the diplomat in the UNITED STATE OF AMERICA NOW.
more blessings more blessings: If you accept to assist us in being our new
beneficiary please kindly get back to us with your delivery address and phone
number so we can forward to the courier agent in UNITED STATE OF AMERICA,for
him to contact you for immediate delivery of our consignment to you.Please
you can only reply to our private email below,

frankkibaki84@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks and God bless you
Frank & Jane Kibaki.

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