419 scam: "Ken Mozia"<k2nmo4@gmail.com> Dear Friend

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ken Mozia" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kkm.mozia@yandex.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 18:09:54 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend

Attention

I am Ken Mozia; I am the personal attorney to Engr Steve Anderson. Who used to work with Agip Oil Company in Nigeria as a foreign expert On the 20th May 2007, he and his wife including their three children were involved in a car accident along Lokoja Express way.

Unfortunately, they all lost their lives in the event of the accident. Since then I have made several inquiries at the Embassy to locate any of my client’s relatives, which has also proved unsuccessful. hence, I contacted you to assist in restoring the money left behind by my client in a Bank.

The finance house (BANK) where the deceased deposited the funds $17M, ask me to present some one to claim the fund left by my late client.I seek your consent to claim the fund so that the fund will be transferred to your account by the Bank.

Yours Sincerely.

Ken Mozia Esq)

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