419 scam: "DR KENL MATHEW" <drkenl.mathew@yahoo.com> Attention Good Beneficiary,

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (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. )
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +2347085768759 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR KENL MATHEW" <drkenl.mathew@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:39:50 +0100
Subject: Attention Good Beneficiary,

Attention Good Beneficiary,

This is to congratulate you for scaling through the hurdles
of screening by the board of directors of this payment task
force. Your payment file was approved and the instruction
was given us to release your payment and
activate your ATM card for use.

The first batch of your card which contains 1,000.000.00
MILLION U.S.DOLLARS has been activated and is the total fund
loaded inside the card.Your fund which is in total
10,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS will come
in batches of 1,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS and this is
the first batch.

Your payment would be sent to you via UPS or FedEx, Because
we have signed a contract with them which should expired by
Nov, 25 Below are few list of tracking numbers you can track
from UPS website(http://www.ups.com) to confirm people like
you who have received their payment successfully.

JOHNNY ALMANTE
==============1Z2X59394198080570
GARY METZGER
==============1Z2X59394195952759
GLEN PAPANIKAS
==============1Z2X59394198690947

Meanhwile you advice to go ahead send us your full home
address were to deliver your ATM card below is the
information needed.

First name:...............
Last Name:................
Telephone:................
Nationality::.............
Age:......................
Occupation:...............
ADDRESS...................

Good news, We wish to let you know that everything
concerning your ATM CARD payment dispatch is ready in this
office and we have meeting with the house (Federal
government of Nigeria) we informed them that your fund
should not cost you any thing because is your money (Your
Card). Moreover,we have an agreement with them that you
should pay only delivering of your card which is $95U.S.
DOLLARS by FedEx or UPS Delivering Company.

However, you have only two working days to send this $95U.S.
DOLLARS for the delivering of your card, if we don’t hear
from you with the payment information; the Federal
Government will cancel the card.

This is the paying information that you will use and send
the fee through western union money transfer.

Name.VIMAX UDOMA.
Address. LAGOS /NIGERIA
Test Q. IN GOD
Test Answer. WE TRUST
Amount. $95

I wait the payment information to enable us proceed for the
delivering of your card.

DR KENL MATHEW Director ATM Swift Card/Foreign
Operation Dept,
CC: Federal Bureau of Investigation
CC: National Central Bureau of Interpol.
Tel:+234-708-576-8759

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