419 scam: CHIKA CHRISTOPHER <agalindez@ipostel.gob.ve> YOUR URGENT RESPONSE FOR US TO PROCEED

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: CHIKA CHRISTOPHER <agalindez@ipostel.gob.ve>
Reply-To: CHIKA CHRISTOPHER <chikaconoh@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 07:27:05 -0430 (VET)
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE FOR US TO PROCEED

Dear Sir/Madam

I am compelled to write you this email for reasons of great business
importance. I Agent/Solicitor of CCO Associate and personal attorney
to Late Mark, who left some large amount of money in a bank here
before his death in 2004, in an auto crash. And as his personal
attorney, I have made several inquiries as directed by the bank with a
view to present you as the Next of Kin and beneficiary of my late
client and of course claim his entitlement.

For this reason, i decided to trace his last name, hence I contacted
you so that the process of claim of the fund deposited by my late
client can be handed over to you, I got your contact from an
International Journal during my search for this above mentioned
issues.

Please note that the fund shall be divided 50/50 between you and I,
once it gets into your account, according to my plan,Your earliest
response to this email will be highly appreciated, Do get back to me
as I will not contact anybody till l read from you and if you are not
interested do let me know by replying back to me.

Regards
Chika Christopher Onoh

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