419 scam: Kennedy Dendy Duru <k.d.duru@msn.com> Attention : The Director.

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22544538024 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Kennedy Dendy Duru <k.d.duru@msn.com>
Reply-To: kdendyduru@msn.com
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:37:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Attention : The Director.

>From
Kennedy Dendy Duru.
Hotel Residence Joycemary
Tel: +225 4453
8024
Abidjan Cote DIvoire (West
Africa).

Dear,

Good Day.

My name is Kennedy
Dendy Duru, It is my pleasure to write you after much consideration since
telephone communication can not be suitable enough to communicate to you at
first, I am the son of late Mr and Mrs Alfred Duru, from Ghana
here in West Africa, before my father died, My late father was a limited
liability exporter of cocoa and gold merchant in Ghana.

Two months after
he came back from Abidjan Coted'Ivoire, he got an accident with my mother of
which my mother died instantly but my father died after five days in a private
hospital on that faithful afternoon. I didn't know that my father was going to
leave me after I had lost my mother.
But before he gave up the ghost, it was
as if he knew he was going to die. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE he
disclosed to me that he deposited sum of $8,500.000 US Dollars (EIGHT MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in a security company here in Abidjan- Cote
d'Ivoire, but the security company does not know the real contents of the box he
deposited, because my late father deposited it as family valuables.

I
have located the security company and informed them of my desire to free the
deposit and also informed them that my father's foreign partner will be helping
me to do that, they have agreed to either release the box containing the money
to me here on your arrival or send the box to you by a special diplomatic
arrangement in case you may not come here. But I would love you to come here in
person so that we will meet face to face to be able to go together to the
security company to free the box. If you need the deposit documents I will send
it to you to verify the geniality of this transaction.

COMPASACTION: I
will give you 20% of the total funds, while 5% will be set aside to cover any
expenses you will make during this transaction, (e.g.) Calls, flying ticket,
opening of an account and your hotel accommodations.

My fathers
relatives made some attempts to kill me in order to inherit my fathers wealth.
But due to this attitude of my fathers relatives, since I don't have any one
left, I decided to run to Abidjan where I am presently living in a local hotel
here.

I am sincerely soliciting your assistance to help me if you are
interested call me immediately or send me an email.

Waiting to read from
you

Sincerely yours,

Kennedy Dendy Duru. Tel:
+225 4453 8024

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