419 scam: "Mr. James L. Amine" <market@kolas.basnet.by> Mr. James L. Amine

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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:
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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 next of kin 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.
- jameslamine11@myself.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. James L. Amine" <market@kolas.basnet.by>
Reply-To: jameslamine11@myself.com
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2015 00:21:28 -0400
Subject: Mr. James L. Amine

Good day,

Complement of the season, I how are you doing today? I got your email contact from your country business directory and decided to contact you regarding this business proposal. I am Mr. James l. Amine of Investment Banking Department of Credit Suisse Bank, One Cabot Square, London E14 4QJ, United Kingdom. I am contacting you as regards to a business proposal that will be of an immense benefit to both of us.

In my department, I discovered an abandoned sum of £17.5 Million GBP (Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer late Mr. Nikolai Brodskii, a international Russian-Jewish businessman who was a victim of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370/MAS370) that crashed on the south of Indian Ocean on 8th March 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur international airport to Beijing capital international airport killing everybody on board.

View the Below link for the flight manifest :

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303369904579427230127866184

Mr. Nikolai Brodskii is number 7 on the list, Since her death our Bank has been waiting for the next of kin to come up for the claim of his funds and estates valued the sum of £17.5 Million GBP but nobody has done so, I personally has been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives. I seek your consent to present you to the Bank as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at £17.5 Million GBP can be paid to you.

The deal will be shared in this ratio: 55% to me and 45% to you. I have in my possession all necessary and vital documents that can be used in this deal. I need your honest co-operation, confidentiality and trust to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you of 100% success in this deal, Please be rest assured that this deal will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law both here in UK and in your country.

If you are capable of handling this deal, kindly get back to me with the following details to enable us proceed:

1. Your full name :
2. Telephone number:
3. Contact address:
4. Age:
5. Gender:
6. Occupation:
7. Your nationality:

Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you hoping that you will find this proposal interesting, Please on your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest, I will furnish you with more information.

Your assent to this e-mail and business proposal will be highly appreciated .

Please kindly contact me with my private email:jameslamine11@myself.com

Best Regards,
Mr. James L. Amine

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