419 scam: "Raymond Ani Esq"<jeet@kiee.or.kr> Your Privtae Message

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mr.raymond.a@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Raymond Ani Esq" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.raymond.a@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:12:02 -0000
Subject: Your Privtae Message

Cher ami,

Dans une brève introduction, mon nom est Raymond ANI de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, je suis un avocat de profession. J'ai besoin de votre collaboration pour recevoir un fonds non réclamés d'une valeur la somme de 15 millions de dollars pour notre bénéfice mutuel. Cette énorme somme d'argent a été déposé à la banque par mon client qui mourut dans mon pays avec sa famille au cours de l'année 2005. Cependant, ce n'est pas obligatoire ni ne sera en aucune manière vous contraindre à vous honneur contre votre souhait, mais je crois fermement que cette entreprise permettra d'ouvrir des portes pour les récompenses financières inimaginable pour nous à la fin. Cependant, je vais expliquer plus en détails lorsque j'entends vous indiquant votre intérêt en répondant avec vos informations de contact, comme mentionné ci-dessous.

Votre nom complet :

votre numéro de téléphone :

Votre code pays:

J'attends votre réponse (Mr.raymond.a@hotmail.com) et l'acceptation de vous guider sur la voie de l'avenir.

Raymond Ani Esq.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam