419 scam: "Mrs. Matilda Kebbine" <way.way101@vip.citiz.net> Kind Regards.

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "abidjan" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Matilda Kebbine" <way.way101@vip.citiz.net>
Reply-To: matilda.kebbine@laposte.net
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:49:56 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Kind Regards.

>From Mrs. Matilda Kebbine,
Ilot 62 Bp 24 Williamsville,
Abidjan ,
Cote d' Ivoire .

My Dear,
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which i and my son Joseph intend to establish with you. I am Mrs. Matilda Kebbine, widow of late Dr. Inoru Kebbine who served as a director at the National Cocoa Board and later went into private business upon retirement. He was a reputable Cocoa merchant who operated both here and the entire West African Coast.

I want to confide on you for the brighter future of my child since you are a human being like me. There is â‚¬5,800,000.00 (Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand Euros) which my late husband deposited with a Security Company here before sudden death.

Because of because of political and security reasons, i and my son Joseph wish to invest this money over there with your full cooperation.

We want you to help us claim and retrieve this fund from the Security Company and transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment purposes in your country.

If you can be of assistance to us, we will be pleased to offer to you 15% of the total fund.

I await your soonest response.
Mrs. Matilda Kebbine.

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