419 scam: Mr Frederic Katuke <frederickatuke@hotmail.fr> Partnership 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:

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:
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Frederic Katuke <frederickatuke@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: frederickatuke@voila.fr
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 01:28:30 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Partnership Needed!

Hello,

It's my pleasure to contact you with this proposal for a financial and business assistance. I know my message may come to you as a surprise, but please don't think evil,I meant no harm to you at all.

This message is strictly confidential and is for your attention only. And I am making this "Mutual Proposition" to you as a trusted and reliable person who can be capable to handle this transaction with me. In the bank where i work,there is a dormant account with an abandoned sum of $22.000.000.00 USD (Twenty Two Million United States Dollars).

I discovered about this account while going through some old files in the records, and nobody operates on this account for long time now.The fund is going to be forfeited for nothing if nobody come to claim it as soon as possible, and I don't want that to happen that's the main reason I contact you today. This account belongs to a foreigner and he resided here before his death. Through bank investigations, the man died on a plane crash and since then his account is dormant and nobody came as the deceased next of kin to claim this fund.

I contacted you because we have 100% chances to inherit the fund with my position in the bank here instead to allow it get forfeited for nothing. I would have done this deal alone but this fund cannot be approved to me or any citizens of Burkina Faso here, but can only be approved to any foreign person because the fund is in US DOLLARS and the owner of the account is a foreigner in this country.I don't want the total fund to get forfeited for nothing so I want you to assist me moves the fund out of the Bank Of Africa into your account for our mutual benefits.

Before I contacted you for this I have perfected all the strategies that will ensure a successful transfer of the total fund into your account. This is legal and hitch-free transaction so you should not be afraid of anything. After this fund must have been achieved, we shall share it into ratio 60:40, that is 60% for me and 40% for you. I need a strong assurance that you will not betray me or let me down hence the fund is transferred into your account.

I waits your positive response for the take off of the transaction.

Thank You.

Regard,
Mr.Frederic Katuke

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