419 scam: "Ms. Kayle Cowell"<kristin@e2po.com> Re: Urgent Respond!

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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 dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Kayle Cowell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dahmshiia@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 15:50:25 +0100
Subject: Re: Urgent Respond!

ATTN: From The Desk of
Ms. Kayle Cowell Audit Committee
International Commercial Bank Ghana
Office Landline Phone/Fax: +233 (0) 21324386

Compliment

I’m Ms. Kayle Cowell (Director of Foreign Remittance and Credit Control Department) of International commercial bank Ghana.
I write you concerning our late client Prof. Hitoshi Sato, BANK ACCOUNT details.
This demands your utmost confidence. Prof. Hitoshi Sato left in our bank
Sisteen Million seven hundred and fifty thousand united state dollars $16,750,000.00USD
and also 532 kilos of Gold as unclaimed funds and valuables respectively before he died in a plane crash
with the entire family. I want you to assist in receiving this funds and valuables in your bank account at
NO RISK.

I am offering you 45% of the total amount and also 45% of the total proceeds after the selling of the GOLD.
If you are interested kindly get back to me with your full contact Information so that we can proceed.
There is no risk involve since I am working in the same bank.

It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere you feel safer.
All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.

Send your full details as follows.

Your full name:
Contact address, :
Private telephone number:
Age :
Occupation position:

I will appreciate it very much, if this proposal is acceptable by you, do not make undue advantage of the
trust I have bestowed on you, and I assure you we can achieve it successfully.

Best regards
Ms. Kayle Cowell
Audit Director

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