419 scam: "SENATOR KENNETH GAVIN"<kennethgavin@sunumail.sn> INVESTMENT PROPOSAL AS A MATTER OF URGENT.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +447014230218 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "SENATOR KENNETH GAVIN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kennethgavin@rocketmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:26:17 -0800
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL AS A MATTER OF URGENT.

Dear Friend,

My Name is Senator Kenneth Gavin.A Zimbabwean based in London United Kingdom, I just retired from Active service and want to go into investment in a very lucrative sector of any country economy that is doing well, and from my wide consultation, I was encouraged to focus on India because the economy is growing at a stable rate which prompted the United States President, Barack Obama to visit India to seek for access to the market.i would like to start with $4.5 million dollar.

My Personal Assistant (P.A) OR Diplomat is coming to India because of this purpose only. so please if you feel we can do this together, Please feel free to reply me back with your full details so that my personal assistant can contact you and arrange a meeting with you for furtherance of this course.

God bless you and your family.

Sincerely,

Kenneth Gavin.
+447014230218

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