419 scam: Reagan Kabando <treasuryunit@financial.com> Next Of Kin Claims

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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.

Fraud email example:

From: Reagan Kabando <treasuryunit@financial.com>
Reply-To: reagankabando@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2016 08:41:45 +0100
Subject: Next Of Kin Claims

Hello,

I am Mr. Reagan Kabando, I work with a reputable financial institution
in Kenya as an Account Officer in the Treasury/Credit Control Unit. I
was the accounting officer of a national of your country, who bear the
same last name with you that died some years back in Westgate shopping
mall attack by Al-Shabaab terror attack, on 23rd September 2013 to
enable his family claim his inheritance funds.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last
name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you, I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the
assets and Capital valued at ?12,540,000.00 Million pounds (Twelve
Million, Five Hundred and Forty Thousand Pounds Only) left behind by
my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
share holders of this Financial Institution, so that they can share
his funds as dividends amongst themselves.

The Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days.
Please get back to me to enable me furnish you with more details.

I am waiting to hear from you soon.

Best regards,
Reagan Kabando

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