419 scam: "YUKO DENISE KELCHOstrictlyconfidential.kelcho@emailn.de"<user@spbvino.ru> Re; IMPORTANT INVESTMENT DETAILS FOR YOU

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "privatebox.private@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "YUKO DENISE KELCHOstrictlyconfidential.kelcho@emailn.de" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <strictlyconfidential.kelcho@emailn.de>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 03:21:47 -0700
Subject: Re; IMPORTANT INVESTMENT DETAILS FOR YOU

Attention: - THIS IS VERY URGENT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

I am Yuko Denise Kelcho, Investment Lawyer. I was a staff at Mossack Fonseca Investment Corporation, British Virgin Island. I left the company in December 2015 and currently I am with the World Bank, Washington DC.

During my work years at Mossack Fonseca Investment Corporation, I was the International Investment Supervisor that handled one of the Company's numerous foreign secret investors who invested millions of US Dollars through Mossack Fonseca British Virgin Island in Offshore Investments, Real Estates and Stocks in the United States, South America and Europe. The foreign investor has long died since 2006 in the Caribbean Island of Martinique while on holiday but the invested fund OF USD 14.6M is still yet unpaid till date as confirmed. The details of the investment have ever been kept secret due to the nature and agreement between the investor and Mossack Fonseca British Virgin Island. I have the full details and original documents of this transaction which I got while at the Company.

The details of the secret investment specified your name and details the Next of Kin/Heir to the fund. As the Attorney that handled and supervised the investment, I need you to Partner with me while I present you Investment Company and their Bankers as the Next of Kin/Heir to enable us successfully claim the fund. The fund currently is at one of the Company's offshore accounts USA with Chase Bank. I shall give you further details about the fund immediately I get your reply confirming your readiness to Partner with me to claim this fund. I have all legal documents of the Investment which will enable us to claim the fund successfully without hitch or delay. All I need is your Partnership, Cooperation and utmost Confidentiality.

However, you can read more about Mossack Fonseca and how they assist the Big, the Mighty and the Wealthy Class to secretly invest their funds without notice; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papers

Please contact me on:
strictlyconfidential.kelcho@emailn.de
privatebox.private@qq.com

Your Urgent Reply Required.

Regards,
Yuko Kelcho
Investment Lawyer

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