419 scam: "Duke Kueme"<summer@silkmer.com> Business Investment

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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:
- "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.
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.
- dukekueme@mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Duke Kueme" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dukekueme@mail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:16:56 +0200
Subject: Business Investment

Mr Duke kueme
Carrie 180 Rue de leglish
Zone de Ambade Cotonou
Benin Republic

Belove.

I am Mr. Duke Kueme, an ex-banker and the name of my country is Republic
of Benin. A family friend Mrs. Sarah John who happens to be the wife of a
late banker and my former boss intimated me on her intention to invest the
sum of US$38M (Thirty Eight million U.S. Dollars) in a foreign country,
being money left for her family by her late husband who died recently.

I advised her to have patience as I will source for a reliable and
trust-worthy investor who can receive, invest and manage the money very
well for her. I am soliciting on her behalf for you to help her invest and
manage the money properly in your country, her areas of investment
interest includes but not limited to real estate and hotel .

Should you be interested, please furnish me with your full contact details
including phone nr for more clarification, so that I can furnish you with
more information for your immediate perusal.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me here.

Looking forward for your urgent response.
Please reply to my Email: dukekueme@mail.com

Best Regards,

Duke Kueme

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