419 scam: BARRISTER JOESI KIKI <rev.chichi_zordan13@yahoo.it> Good Day!!

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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:
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22998701819 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: BARRISTER JOESI KIKI <rev.chichi_zordan13@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: joesikiki@live.com
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 02:48:14 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Good Day!!

           BARRISTER JOESI KIKI ADDRESS
         COT.BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS: 165 IVORIAN TOWERS,AVE.
                                    COTONOU.BENIN REP

Good Day!!

This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid for the delivery of YOUR PAYMENT SLIP WITH YOUR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PIN AND YOUR TRANSFER ACCESS CODE TAC that you need to receive and present to your bank so that your $2.5 million us dollars will be paid to you by your bank.

Please remember that i paid this fee because the PAYMENT SLIP has just a week and some days to be cancel by the head office in New York and when they cancel YOUR PAYMENT SLIP WITH YOUR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PIN AND YOUR TRANSFER ACCESS CODE TAC ,the money will go into Government purse.

With that I decided to help you pay the money so that,YOUR PAYMENT SLIP will not be cancel, because I knows too well that as soon as you cash your funds, definitely you must pay me my money back and even compensate me for helping you.

Now i want you to contact UPS Courier Company with your Full Contact information so that they can deliver YOUR PAYMENT SLIP WITH YOUR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PIN AND YOUR TRANSFER ACCESS CODE TAC to your designated address without any delay.

Like i stated earlier, The delivery charges has been paid but i did not pay their official keeping fees since they refused. They refused with reason that they do not know when you are going to contact them and dumourage might be increase.

They told me that their keeping fees is $50 per day and i deposited it yesterday, i did not contact you yesterday because i did not finish with them on time. Bellow is the full payment information that was provided by the company DIRECTOR (MR. M.C. Johnson) to help you follow up as soon as you get this massage to avoid more fees,

Receiver Name==ILOCHI MARCEL
Country=======Republic Du Benin
Text Q=======year?
Answer=======2011
Mtcn=========
Amount======$100,00

If you can respond today and make sure you call him as soon as you get this email to proceed immediately.

Contact person=Director M.C. Johnson
Address: Rue 6006 Cotonou, Republic Du Benin
E-mail;(   upspost1@info.al   )
TELEPHONE::::: +229-9870-1819

Contact Today to avoid increase of their keeping fees and let me know once you receive YOUR PAYMENT SLIP WITH YOUR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PIN AND YOUR TRANSFER ACCESS CODE TAC.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOURS IN SERVICE

BARRISTER JOESI KIKI
MINISTRY OF FINANCE REPUBLIC DU BENIN.

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