419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:
- "i will like you to " (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
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.
- kaytkrivanec@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: KAYTRINA <xdisply@adminnet365.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <mrskaytrina@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 10:30:03 +0530
Subject: PLEASE I WANT YOU TO RESPOND TO ME SO WE CAN USE MY MONEY TO WORK FOR THE
POOR PEOPLE

Hello Dear,
It is very much true that this medium have been seriously abused, but I chose to reach you true it because it still remain the fastest means of communication.
However, this correspondent is unofficial and private. Please give me this little chance to explain myself to you, I would like to meet you face to face before departing from this mother earth but my illness deprive the chance, but I know I am strong even if I die on the process of this operation I will still praise Almighty God.

My name is Evangelist Kaytrina Krivanec, I am a dying woman and I decided to donate what I have to you which is to be used to assist poor people and charity homes. I am 57 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband,who has left me everything he worked for and because the doctors said that I will not live longer than some weeks because of my health, I decided to WILL/DONATE the sum of $5,000,000.00 (five million united states dollars) to you for the good work of the lord, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows in general.

Before the death of my husband, he informed me that he had some deposit with an Reserve bank of India, for he worked as a consultant in energy and coal in India before his death, he also had some money in Switzerland bank but I was unable to complete the bank required formalities as a result of my health that is why I decided to donate the money to assist poor people and charity homes. If you believe that you can handle money as REQUESTED, then you have to arrange for claim to a Swiss bank and the Indian bank ,there is fairly simple procedure to follow, depending on the date the account was opened and my lawyer will guide you on the required procedure. Below is the website for your kind reference:
Website: www.crt-ii.org/2001_list/publication_list1_A.phtm
I wish you all the best and may the good lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others should in case I did not survive this major operation I am about to undergo. My dear I want you to know that the most important thing I need now is your prayers.
I will like you to contact my lawyers for all the assistance you need to get this money transferred to you. (Barr Nuel Jackson) with his specified contact that I will give you after receiving your reply. You must inform him all I said about this money ($5,000,000.00) although he is aware of my intention. Please send me all the below information for easy communication.
YOUR FULL NAME:
YOUR MOBILE NO:
YOUR DATE OF BIRTH:
YOUR SEX:
YOUR FULL ADDRESS:
SCAN COPY OF YOUR ID PROOF:
YOUR OCCUPATION:
YOUR CITY AND COUNTRY:
I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality and trust in this matter to accomplish my heart desire, as I dont want anything that will jeopardize my last wish. Please i have sent this email with the email of my attendant and always write me with my own private email address :

kaytkrivanec@hotmail.com

God bless you
Kaytrina

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