419 scam: "Barr Curtis"<mbozturk@ohu.edu.t> GOOD DAY

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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.
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.
- curtisklos321@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <curtisklos321@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:00:26 -0700
Subject: GOOD DAY

I am Barr Curtis Klos, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine, by name Mr.Robert Stephen, a business man leaves in US who hereinafter shall be referred to as my client, died of covid 19 on 15 of July 2020, I am contacting you to help assist me in ensuring that the funds of about $2.47million lodged by my client with his Financial and Security Firm is not declared unclaimed hence my reason for contacting you.This Financial Firm is yet to know about his death. My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin hence the original next of kin the wife divorced him earlier 2018 and left to France with a new lover so my effort to get him a next of kin has since been proving difficult. no relatives or friends could be traced for the claim of the said fund, As the beneficiary you will have all acess to make claim of the funds,Then we shall discuss how we use the fund All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your hone
However if you are willing to assist me in this cause i will establish a verbal telephone communication with you and bring you into a much better picture of the situation. The benefit of 30% of this fund will be yours for your utmost effort and support for the completion of this transaction, do not hesitate to contact me at your convenience time.

Reply by email curtisklos321@gmail.com

Regards,
Mr Curtis Klos

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