419 scam: "Dr. Eric." <suess-saftig@t-online.de> Accept my 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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transfer into your account" (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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "contract review panel" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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: "Dr. Eric." <suess-saftig@t-online.de>
Reply-To: crp.office@terra.com
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 12:51:49 +0100
Subject: Accept my kind regards.

From Dr. Eric Konan Kimbaki.
Chairman Contract Review Panel,
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.
West Africa.
+22546617150

DEAR FRIEND.

First, i must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction. This by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and TOP SECRET.

I got your contact in our search for a foreign partner who has the ability and reliability to prosecute a transaction of great magnitude involving a pending business transaction requiring maximum confidence.

We are top officials of the Federal Government Contract Review Panel [C.R.P] who are interested in investments overseas with funds which are presently trapped here in Cote d'Ivoire. In other to commence this business, we solicit your assistance to enable us transfer into your account the said trapped funds.

The source of this fund is as follows: During the last dictatorship regime of Laurent Gbagbo here in Cote d'Ivoire, some government official's set up companies and awarded themselves contracts which were grossly over invoiced in various ministries. Now the government has set up a contract review panel and we have identified a lot of inflated contracts funds which are presently deposited in a BANK here in Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire.

However, by virtue of our position as civil servants and members of the panel, we cannot acquire this money on our name. I have therefore been delegated as a matter of trust by my colleagues to look for a foreign partner into whose account we would transfer the total sum of €15,500,000.00 [FIFTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS].

Hence i am writing you this letter. We agreed to share the money thus:

[1] 15% FOR THE ACCOUNT OWNER [YOU]
[2] 10% FOR MICSELLENIOUS EXPENSES
[3] 75% FOR US [THE OFFICALS]

It is from the 75% that we wish to commence investments in with you and you will also stand as our foreign agent over there. Please note that this transaction is 100% safe and we hope to commence the transaction latest seven [7] days from the date of the receipt of the following information bellow.

[A] YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS (MOBILE AND OFFICE LINES) AND FAX NUMBERS.
[B] YOUR COMPANY'S ACCOUNT NAME.(INTO WHICH THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED)
[C] BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER TO WHICH THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED.
[D] YOUR BANK SWIFT CODE / IBAN NUMBER
[E] YOUR BANK NAME AND ADDRESS
[D] YOUR BANK TELEPHONE NUMBERS/FAX NUMBERS.

The above information will enable us commence the formalities that are needed in order to transfer this money into your account without delay. We are looking forward to doing this business with you and solicit your confidentiality in this transaction.

I will bring you into the complete picture of this pending project when I hear from you.

Kind regards,
Dr. Eric Konan Kimbaki.
Private telephone no. +22546617150.

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