419 scam: "kelvin charlton"<fbonila@yahoo.com> TAKE 50% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- kelvincharlton07@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kelvin charlton" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kelvincharlton07@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:57:17 +0100
Subject: TAKE 50% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT

>From the desk of Mr. kelvin charlton
My Tel: +22899941151
Secured Email:kelvincharlton07@gmail.com
Attention,

Dear Partner

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

My name is Mr. kelvin charlton, I work in the Accounts Department in a
private bank here in Togo. I am contacting you of a business transfer,
of a huge sum of money from a deceased account( Mr. Alex)
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that everything has
been well taken care off, and all will be well at the end of the day.
Everything is on Board. I want you to act as the real beneficiary of
the fund in question.

Since his death in 2006, none of his next-of-kin are alive to make
claims for this money as his heir, because they all died in the same
accident(May his soul rest in peace). We cannot release the fund from
his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the
deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. Since you both have
the same surname that automatically makes you related to him through
your ancestors since you are both from the same country.

Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a
next of kin to the deceased, as all documentations and his file is
with me, Like codes,pin,password etc. The amount is (Ten million &
Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars (US$10,500,000.00) in a
domiciliary account to be released in your favor as the beneficiary's
next of kin.

Because after Seven years the money will be handed over to the
Government, It has been five years already. I decided to contact you
due to the urgency of this transaction and new year. If you have any questions or
need more details please feel free to contact me by email or phone i
am available 24hrs of the day, i will be like your silent partner. No
one in the bank will know
that i am helping you get the funds. I also expect you to keep this our business
confidential and not to discuss it with a third party, do not even
discuss it with a soul I only ask for 40% of the
total amount for helping you, therefore you take 50%.
10% will kept aside for expenses. Once you are
ready we will begin the whole process.

Thanks and best regards

Mr. kelvin charlton
Account Officer.
+22899941151

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